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From 18 to 26 October 2025, GUM & Botanical Garden will showcase artistic and scientific research on themes of shame, taboo and grief through an expo, talks, wo...
15 Artists & 15 Scientific Objects. Artists and scientists have an unbridled curiosity to understand, explain, and even change the world around us. They share a...
Does absolute certainty exist? And if so, can we even find it? What is science's role in this? Immerse yourself in the Wunderkammer of TRUTH and find out all ab...
For its performance of Verdi's masterpiece Ernani (2022-2023), Opera Ballet Vlaanderen built a large-scale, lifelike beating heart. A unique and unforgettable p...
Every first Thursday evening of the month, GUM and the Botanical Garden open their doors, together with other Ghent Museums. Be inspired by science, doubt and a...
Internships and final projects at the GUM and Botanical Garden
As a student, are you fascinated by what we do? If so, the GUM might be the ideal place for your internship, Bachelor's or Master's project. Or who knows, you m...
A green gem for science near the future museum square The GUM - Ghent University Museum - and the Ghent Botanical Garden are joining forces at a unique location...
To illustrate their lessons, the faculty's anatomists and pathologists began to preserve domestic and livestock animals. Veterinary students were able to study,...
Visiting the Museum and Botanical Garden with childrenThe texts of the GUM are aimed at children aged 12 and above. Younger children are naturally also very wel...
