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Exhibition TRUTH travels to Rijksmuseum Boerhaave

The collaboration underscores the international appeal of the GUM’s exhibition concept. Both museums demonstrate how science and a...

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NOIR PERFORMANCE by Luanda Casella

With NOIR PERFORMANCE, the Brazilian-Ghent-based artist Luanda Casella expands the theme of the BORDERS exhibition beyond the wall...

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What if hope lies in doubt?

Always Doubt. Never Hesitate.Prof. Marjan Doom, General and Artistic Director of GUM & Botanical Garden, wrote an open letter...

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BORDERS | New Expo at Ghent University Museum & Botanical Garden

Step into an exhibition that challenges where things end and begin. Expect hands-on citizen science, bold artistic voices, intrigu...

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The museum of doubt – second edition with a new epilogue by Marjan Doom

Doubt. For some, it feels like a burden; for others, it is an invitation to think more deeply. For our director Marjan Doom, doubt...

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DARK WEEKends | Art & Science Festival 2025

From 18 to 26 October, GUM & Botanical Garden will showcase artistic and scientific research on themes such as shame, taboo, a...

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Wunderkammer of TRUTH: A Visual Retrospective

Dive into the world of Wunderkammer of TRUTH - find out all about the truth.... or not!

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Book presentation Blinked Myself Awake by Bieke Depoorter | 12 November 2024

In Blinked Myself Awake, Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter investigates the fragility of memory, photography's unreliability, th...

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Performance | Short Of Lying | 25 & 26 October 2024

Especially for the exhibition 'Wunderkammer of TRUTH', Brazilian writer and performer Luanda Casella is reprising her successful p...

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