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Ernani’s Heart – Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

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...
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DARK WEEKends | Arts & Science Festival

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...
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Wunderkammer of TRUTH

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...
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PALMARIUM: Catherine Graindorge + Kreis

This spring, PALMARIUM will once again present a thrilling series of concerts in our beautiful botanical garden. The program includes nine unique concerts with...
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DARK art | Altar

This colourful composition of flowers and candles, arranged as a memorial, was originally conceived as a set for a play. In Altar, the theatre set is transforme...
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One Day I Will Make the Onion Cry

A ritual, an archive of tears and a moving installation. One Day I Will Make the Onion Cry is a poetic installation that gives form and space to the grief assoc...
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Visit Botanical Garden

Discover the outdoor garden and greenhouses of this special green science gem in the middle of the city
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Zoology subcollection

Established in 1817The core of this collection is a natural history collection that the science professors were able to buy from a local secondary school in 181...
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The special collections of the GUM and Ghent University

From a Tasmanian Tiger to a Dogon mask, the first Bakelite and a cork model of the Pantheon to a biomimetic model of a seahorse tail... The GUM can draw on an e...
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Salon

A museum can generate many different impressions. The GUM offers a place where you can catch your breath for a while. In the SALON, you can simply press the hyp...
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