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- ↑ Ruben Mantels (2 October 2020). "Ghent University Museum Shows the Beauty and Doubt of Science". The Low Countries. Translated by Astrid Vandendaele.
- ↑ Yannick De Spiegeleir (12 June 2019). "Gents Universiteitsmuseum aan Ledeganck opent in maart 2020". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
- ↑ Lisa Bradshaw (7 October 2020). "How flies solve murders and other fascinating tales from Flanders' newest museum". Flanders Today .
