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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...
These collections are based on the remarkable collection of Canon Martin-Jean de Bast (1753–1825) and include Greek, Roman and medieval coins and archaeological...
Mo - Tu - Th - Fr: 9.30 am till 5.30 pmWe: closed*Weekends - Holidays - School holidays: 10am till 18pm? Every first Thursday of the month, GUM & Botanical Gard...
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...
The Ethnographic Collections originate from the early years of Ghent University (founded in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands), specifically from 1825-1...
The GUM - Ghent University MuseumWe look forward to seeing you in the GUM! Would you like to book your ticket for the GUM in advance? You can do so below, but i...
On footIt is a 10-minute walk from Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station to the GUM. Follow Koningin Astridlaan to Citadel Park. Walk through or along the edge of C...
Born in 1797Ghent’s Botanical Garden has existed for more than 200 years. After the Southern Netherlands were conquered by Napoleon in 1794, Ghent became the ca...
The GUM is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility:The reception is easily accessible. A lowered zone is available so that we can communicate face to f...
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...