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Museum Shop

We won’t reveal exactly what you’ll find in the Museum Shop, but we promise a surprising range of irresistible ‘Art & Science’ items with a twist. Just what you...
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Activities for primary schools

Below you will find our offer for primary education. Would you like to book? Then click on the button below the programme of your choice.We would like to give t...
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Archaeology subcollection

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...
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The Botanical Garden: a colourful scientific collection

With around 10,000 plant species, the Botanical Garden collection plays a major role in scientific research at Ghent University and other national and internati...
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The Botanical Garden for secondary school pupils

Below you will find our offer for secondary education in the Botanical Garden. Would you like to book? Then click on the button below the programme of your choi...
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History of Ghent’s Botanical Garden

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...
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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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Accessibility

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...
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The GUM for secondary education

Below you will find our offer for secondary education in the GUM. Would you like to book? Then click on the button below the programme of your choice.We would l...
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History of Sciences subcollection

Throughout the 19th century, old instruments and devices were being scrapped at an ever-faster pace and replaced with new or more efficient equipment. At the be...
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