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GUM teaches the public to draw phalluses, vulvas and more with a surprising connect-the-dots booklet.
20 pages, 20 vaginas – or not at all?What do you see down there? Using a remarkable connect-the-dots booklet, GUM (Ghent University Museum) shows the world that...
New science museum in Ghent set to open its doors next year
In 2020, Ghent will be able to add another museum to an already impressive list. The brand-new Ghent University Museum (GUM) is located at the centre of the Ghe...
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, the human desire for objectivity...
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...
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...
GUM receives 'Special Commendation' during European Museum of the Year Award 2022
Saturday 7 May, the European Museum of the Year Award 2022 took place in Tartu (Estonia). GUM, along with 3 other Belgian museums, was among the nominees. We re...
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...
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...
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 is an indispensable driving f...
'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...
