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The GUM (Ghent University Museum) postpones its opening due to coronavirus

In accordance with government measures, Ghent University and the GUM (Ghent University Museum) have decided to postpone the grand opening of the brand-new scien...
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Penis plant in bloom in Ghent Botanical Garden

UPDATE FRIDAY 24 JUNE 4 P.M.: THE BLOOM HAS STARTEDTHE BOTANICAL GARDEN WILL BE OPEN ON FRIDAY EVENING 24/06 AND SATURDAY EVENING 25/04 UNTIL 9.30 PM!Fantastic...
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Tomb stele of Hetepe and Iki

This tomb stele comes from Abydos. This was one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Egypt.
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Wip Wap

The 18th and early 19th centuries were the heydays of the physique amusante.
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Ammonite

Ammonites are extinct, squid-like molluscs that lived in a spiral shell.
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Female bowl-bearing figure

The female figure is the most common motif in Luba art.
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Red–figure kylix with athlete scene

This red-figure drinking vessel portrays young athletes with a strigil (a scraper for removing sweat and dirt from the body)
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Model: age estimation of a horse

French doctor Louis Auzoux manufactured anatomical models of animals, humans and plants.
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Obstetrical forceps

Jan Palfijn (1650-1730) was a famous surgeon and obstetrician. His name is inextricably linked to the forceps he invented.
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Eyetracker

Can somebody else identify a dancer’s mood merely by looking at their dance moves?
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