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GUM all set for ‘coronavirus-proof’ opening month in October
GUM (Ghent University Museum) turns belated opening weekend into a celebratory opening monthThe GUM (Ghent University Museum) had planned a festive two-day open...
The 'PHALLUS. Norm & Form' exhibition is moving to Groningen (NL)
On Sunday 16 April, the GUM (Ghent University Museum) closed the doors to the PHALLUS. Norm & Form exhibition. For more than a year, thousands of visitors, arti...
Not yet started and already extended - Van Eyck in Depth
The pop-up exhibition 'Van Eyck in Depth. Friction and harmony through the eye of architects and artists', which opens together with the new GUM (Ghent Universi...
The conservation of a unique masterpiece: Antonio Chichi’s cork model of the Pantheon
This cork model of the Pantheon, which is part of the GUM’s heritage collections, was created by Antonio Chichi (1743-1816). We know very little about this arti...
The exhibition PHALLUS. Norm & Form focusses on the male member. Is that putting it on a pedestal? Maybe - but only so that it can also be pulled down. One thin...
From 18 to 26 October, GUM & Botanical Garden will showcase artistic and scientific research on themes such as shame, taboo, and grief through an exhibition, ta...
How do you brush a paper horse? The delicate restoration of a 150-year-old Auzoux model
Ghent University Museum (GUM) and Ghent University look after a valuable heritage collection, keeping a close eye on the condition of each piece. From time to t...
GUM & Botanical Garden Ghent announce new exhibition: Wunderkammer of TRUTH
After the huge success of the PHALLUS. Norm & Vorm exhibition, the Ghent University Museum (GUM) & Botanical Garden are opening the new exhibition Wunderkammer...
The Botanical Garden and GUM welcome Floraliën Ghent
From 29 April to 8 May 2022, Ghent will put flowers in the spotlight... with "My Paradise, My Worldly Garden", the theme of the Ghent Floralies. There is plenty...
'Penis plant' in bloom in the Ghent Botanical Garden
Great news with a scent from the Botanical Garden: one of the Giant Arums is blooming!Access to the Botanical Garden is currently limited, with a free timeslot...
