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,-
Wunderkammer of TRUTH
Sometimes we have to rely on others – but who can and who can't we rely on? What feels real and what feels fake? If films, books and theatre are not real, why do they sometimes grab us by the throat? Is what we know about the past the (only) truth?
But also: do museums actually always tell the truth?
Once again, the GUM & Botanical Garden are bringing together big names and young talent from the art world with exceptional research from home and abroad and intriguing science projects in which you can participate live. The exhibition will extend into the rest of the museum and the Botanical Garden. Immerse yourself in the Wunderkammer of TRUTH and find out all about the truth.... or not?
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of pupils: 15
Price: €85,-
