BORDERS
GUM – Ghent University Museum•Mar 26, 2026 — Apr 11, 2027
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In the new exhibition BORDERS, artists and scientists explore what borders are, what they mean, and how they are changing. Come and question, push the boundaries of, and rethink borders.
To collide, to balance, and to move between yourself, the other, and the world:
Borders mark where one thing ends and another begins. Do they bring order to chaos, or merely the illusion of stability? Is a border something you cross, something that holds you back, protects you, or perhaps even 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 are they man-made?
This is what scientists and artists are investigating. In the exhibition BORDERS, we present the results of their research.
BORDERS unfolds through a wealth of artistic works and scientific objects — from ancient artefacts to contemporary research instruments from a wide range of disciplines: from biology and archaeology to psychology, medicine and…
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BORDERS
GUM – Ghent University Museum•Mar 26, 2026 — Apr 11, 2027
Press Release
In the new exhibition BORDERS, artists and scientists explore what borders are, what they mean, and how they are changing. Come and question, push the boundaries of, and rethink borders.
To collide, to balance, and to move between yourself, the other, and the world:
Borders mark where one thing ends and another begins. Do they bring order to chaos, or merely the illusion of stability? Is a border something you cross, something that holds you back, protects you, or perhaps even 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 are they man-made?
This is what scientists and artists are investigating. In the exhibition BORDERS, we present the results of their research.
BORDERS unfolds through a wealth of artistic works and scientific objects — from ancient artefacts to contemporary research instruments from a wide range of disciplines: from biology and archaeology to psychology, medicine and…










