The GUM for higher education
Below you will find our offer for higher education in the GUM. Would you like to book? Then click on the button below the programme of your choice.
We would like to give the following information:
Reservations can be made up to 4 weeks in advance.
We are happy receive larger groups, within our capacity margins:
Maximum 6 activities per day in the GUM (across all groups)
Maximum 6 activities per day in the Botanical Garden (across all groups)
Maximum 2 tours per half hour
If you still have questions: groepen.gum@ugent.be.
GUM Tour - IMPACT
Science and society
We examine how science is connected with society, from medicine to Olympic sports and from crime to advertising. Are scientists in a better position to know what is good for society? Are they responsible for their discoveries or inventions? The students will discover that science is not a remote concept at all.
Duration: 90 minutes
Participants: 15
Price: €85,-
GUM TOUR - LIMITS
Science and ethics
How far can and should we go? This tour investigates the limits of science. The students will explore the world of laboratory animals and relate objects to themes such as decolonisation. We also consider the ethical issues surrounding displays of human remains.
Duration: 90 minutes
Participants: 15
Price: €85,-
GUM Tour - DOUBT
Philosophy of science
Which questions do scientists get asked? How do they deal critically with knowledge? The students will discover the value of doubt and dive deeper into the answers that science can (or cannot) offer. During this tour, the students will approach matters based on the philosophy of science and get to know the person behind the scientist.
Duration: 90 minutes
Participants: 15
Price: €85,-
Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition
An exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between yourself, others and the world.
Borders mark where one thing ends and another begins. Do they bring order to chaos, or the illusion of stability? Is a border something you cross, something that stops you, protects you or confines you? But what are borders really, if we all experience them differently? Are they set in stone or eerily unstable? Did they arise naturally or were they created by humans? Scientists and artists are investigating these questions. In the exhibition BORDERS, we present the results of their research.
Scientists study borders: what are they, how do they work and how permeable are they? They look, for example, at the classification of biological species or at the barriers in the exchange of blood between mother and fetus. But they also investigate how people deal with borders. This sometimes involves very personal or culture-bound experiences of borders, for example in relation to pain or safety.
In the BORDERS exhibition, we invite you to rethink boundaries — literally and figuratively. Through artworks, objects and research, you will discover how boundaries manifest themselves in all kinds of ways. This exhibition runs from 26 March 2026 to 11 April 2027.
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of students: 15
Price: €85,-
