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DARK Matinee | Lecture on 'The Prison' with Lara Staal
Together with four ex-prisoners, Lara Staal, resident artist at NTGent, made a razor-sharp analysis of the Belgian prison system. Why do we stubbornly cling to...
DARK Experience | Séance: (ont)binding / (dis)connection
Almost perfect, you or I, the reflection behind the mirror smiles mockingly at us. In the dark corners of existence, it overwhelms us, you and I, but people: pe...
DARK WEEKends shows what usually remains behind closed doors. For nine days, we highlight the stories, methods, and perspectives that researchers and artists us...
Fancy a surprising summer’s day in Ghent? You’re in the right place at GUM and Botanical Garden. From tropical greenhouses and shady paths to surprising insight...
What does mortality mean in an era where nothing truly disappears? Art collective playField, resident at GUM & Plantentuin, explores how our approach to death a...
GUM receives 'Special Commendation' during European Museum of the Year Award 2022
Saturday 7 May, the European Museum of the Year Award 2022 took place in Tartu (Estonia). GUM, along with 3 other Belgian museums, was among the nominees. We re...
GUM corporate identity wins Henry van de Velde Award 2022
Fantastic news! GUM (Ghent University Museum) has won the Henry van de Velde Award 2022 in the ‘Graphics’ category for its corporate identity. The most importa...
Welcome in the GUM! Opening weekend 21 & 22 MarchOn Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March, the time has come! Then Ghent has a new museum. The GUM (Ghent University M...
The museum of doubt – second edition with a new epilogue by Marjan Doom
Doubt. For some, it feels like a burden; for others, it is an invitation to think more deeply. For our director Marjan Doom, doubt is an indispensable driving f...
You get questions and assignments that guide you through the museum in a playful way. Sometimes surprising or bizarre, now and then with a twist. There are skul...
