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Morphology subcollection

To illustrate their lessons, the faculty's anatomists and pathologists began to preserve domestic and livestock animals. Veterinary students were able to study,...
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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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GUM: a new science museum in Ghent

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...
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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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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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Family visits

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...
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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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Vacancies & internships

StaffOur team of employees is currently complete. There are no new vacancies.Check this page and our social networks regularly or sign up for our newsletter at...
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Dark Saturday

After a successful and safe opening month, we also want to conclude nicely and safely. Therefore, we are postponing DARK SATURDAY, the closing day of the openin...
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