Wild Diversity in the Garden at the Botanical Garden Erlangen: Discover Nature Anew

Event: Wild Diversity in the Garden in Botanischer Garten, Loschgestraße 1, 91054 Erlangen on 20. June 2026

Date and Time

20. June 2026 08:00

Location

Erlangen
91 Erlangen, Deutschland

Price

Free

About this Event

Exhibitions & Museums

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Outside

Wild Diversity in the Garden: An Artistic Experience of Nature at the Botanical Garden Erlangen

The exhibition Wild Diversity in the Garden brings the invisible and often overlooked living worlds into focus: fungi, mosses, insects, tiny organisms, and vertebrates make the garden a multifaceted ecological space. At the Botanical Garden Erlangen, an exhibition emerges that connects scientific knowledge, aesthetic experience, and cultural education.

A Garden as a Living Museum

The presentation shows how lively gardens are beyond the planted diversity. On 15 large thematic panels, a clear view of ecological connections, habitats, and symbioses unfolds. The curation connects nature observation with understandable presentation, making visible how closely plants, animals, and microorganisms are intertwined.

From Fungi to Butterflies

Particularly impressive is the thematic breadth of the exhibition: fungi as key organisms, lichens as sensitive environmental indicators, mosses as quiet specialists, wild bees and wasps as indispensable pollinators, and butterflies as jewels of the skies. Additionally, habitats such as ponds, puddles, and streams are featured, along with a look at exotics in the greenhouse and neobiota. Thus, a dense observation of nature itself is created.

Knowledge that Changes Perspectives

The exhibition aims not only to inform but also to raise awareness. It shows ecological relationships, explains biodiversity, and gives concrete tips on how to promote biodiversity in one's own garden or on the balcony. This connection of natural sciences and everyday relevance makes the visit particularly valuable for families, nature lovers, and all those who understand cultural education as a living experience.

A Place for Discovery and Tranquility

The Botanical Garden of Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg has long been a place of academic teaching and public inspiration. With its greenhouses, outdoor areas, and special atmosphere in the heart of Erlangen, it provides the ideal setting for this exhibition. The artistic experience here is not made of canvas and frame but of light, space, and vibrant diversity.

Conclusion: Wild Diversity in the Garden invites you to a vivid, scientifically founded, and at the same time sensual encounter with nature. Those who want to see ecological connections anew will find an exhibition full of eye-opening experiences. A visit is worthwhile live on-site at the Botanical Garden Erlangen.

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