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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...
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...
(UN)SHAME makes space for what we like to leave in the dark such as feelings that are too raw, bodies that diverge from the familiar, truths too heavy for polit...
In the new exhibition BORDERS, artists and scientists explore what borders are, what they mean, and how they are changing. Come and question, push the boundarie...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Visits to the GUM are completely free for:Young people under the age of 19Ghent University studentsIf you are a student aged 19 or over at an institution other...
