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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...
The GUM supports secondary school teachers in several ways:Several times a year, the GUM organises tours for teachers in which they can get to know the museum 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...
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...
The GUM can draw on an enormous variety of items for its permanent and temporary exhibitions. Together, they form the academic heritage collection of the GUM an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
