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Museum Night 2025 | Beyond the dark

During Museum Night, you can immerse yourself in a night full of shadow plays, mystical makeovers, and objects with unfinished business.
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Book presentation Blinked Myself Awake by Bieke Depoorter | 12 November 2024

In Blinked Myself Awake, Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter investigates the fragility of memory, photography's unreliability, the human desire for objectivity...
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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...
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New science museum in Ghent set to open its doors next year

In 2020, Ghent will be able to add another museum to an already impressive list. The brand-new Ghent University Museum (GUM) is located at the centre of the Ghe...
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GUM all set for ‘coronavirus-proof’ opening month in October

GUM (Ghent University Museum) turns belated opening weekend into a celebratory opening monthThe GUM (Ghent University Museum) had planned a festive two-day open...
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The stories of our opening campaign

How maggots and flies can solve a murder case. kunnen oplossen. How a parasite inside an octopus became a penis. How a swarm of bees gets robots to work togeth...
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The GUM and the Botanical Garden are temporarily closed due to corona measures

The GUM (Ghent University Museum) and Ghent Botanical Garden have decided, following the Council of Ministers, to temporarily close their doors from Thursday 29...
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BORDERS | New Expo at Ghent University Museum & Botanical Garden

Step into an exhibition that challenges where things end and begin. Expect hands-on citizen science, bold artistic voices, intriguing objects from science and h...
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What if hope lies in doubt?

Always Doubt. Never Hesitate.Prof. Marjan Doom, General and Artistic Director of GUM & Botanical Garden, wrote an open letter for the Association of Art Museum...
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Food and drinks near GUM & Botanical Garden

A visit to a museum can sometimes be even more enjoyable if you can sit back and reflect on everything over a drink afterwards. Or would you rather grab a quick...
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