WHAT'S ON
NEW: EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 2024 - 2. HALF
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The Friends of the Botanic Garden have put together an exciting program for the second half of 2024 with guided tours, workshops, lectures, exhibitions and other events.
Get to know the Botanic Garden better! We look forward to seeing you!
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NEW EXHIBITION FROM 8 JUNE
Of Beans, Peanuts and Mimosas - fabulous Fabaceae
To mark the annual "Week of Botanical Gardens", this year's exhibition organised by the German Association of Botanical Gardens is dedicated to the legume family (Fabaceae). With almost 20,000 species, the Fabaceae are the third largest plant family after the daisy family (Asteraceae, approx. 30,000 species) and orchids (Orchidaceae, approx. 25,000 species). Legumes are not only extremely important for our diet, but also play an important role in many other areas.
The exhibition
Peas, beans or lentils - for most people, pulses are simply vegetables, but the legume family has much more to offer. Get to know this huge group of plants better with our exhibition. Whether useful, delicious or breathtakingly beautiful: their incredible diversity will amaze you!
On 15 large-format, themed panels, this exhibition shows the economic and cultural importance as well as the fascinating biology of this unique plant family. The topics covered by the exhibition include:
- Nitrogen fixation with the help of nodule bacteria
- Pollination by animals
- Living together with ants
- The colourful diversity of seeds and fruits
- Botanical jewellery from seeds
- Fraudsters in the plant kingdom
- The most beautiful flowering trees of the tropics
- The leaf movements of mimosa
- Gregor Mendel - the pea counter from the monastery garden
- Indigo - the colour of kings
The themed panels are complemented by 32 profiles presenting a selection of remarkable species legume family.
Where can you see the exhibition?
The 15 themed panels can be seen here in the Botanical Garden of Ruhr-Universität Bochum in the Pavilions opposite the Beckmannshof entrance. The individual profiles are located in appropriate places throughout the garden and in the display houses.
The book to go with the exhibition
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The wealth of exciting information presented in this exhibition is available in the form of this charming colourful book. It includes all the contents of the exhibition, supplemented by three in-depth essays by invited authors.
What makes this beautiful little book about the legume family so special are the illustrations specially designed by the Münster artist Bjoern von Schulz.
The 85-page book is available from our office at a price of €12.00.
The exhibition "Of Beans, Peanuts and Mimosa - Fabulous Fabaceae" and the "Week of Botanical Gardens" are an initiative of the Association of Botanical Gardens (www.verband-botanischer-gaerten.de).
This exhibition will be shown in many member gardens throughout Germany (and Austria). More information, a list of the exhibiting gardens and event information can be found on the
Homepage of the Association of Botanical Gardens.
Philipp Franz von Siebold - Naturalist & Physician in Japan
An exhibiton in the Foyer
Philipp Franz von Siebold, born in Würzburg in 1796, was a prominent German physician, naturalist and diplomat who played an important role in bringing knowledge about Japan to Europe. Like many doctors of his time, Siebold was also an excellent biologist who made a great contribution to the field of botany.
Brought together by four different scientific collections of the Ruhr University, this exhibition provides an insight into Siebold's life and work.
Discover Siebold's Plants in the Botanic Garden!
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Click her to download our free Flyer "Siebold'S Plants in the Botanic Garden" (PDF - in German).
HEALTH COURSES IN THE BOTANIC GARDEN
Click here to download the complete list evennts HEALTH COURSES IN BOGA (PDF).
Become a Friend of the Botanic Garden!
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On May 11, the Friends of the Botanic Garden, shortly called BOGa Friends were founded. As a friend you can find out more about the Botanic Garden and contribute directly to make this place even more beautiful and exciting.
Join in! We are looking forward to meeting you!
POSTAL ADDRESS
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
GERMANY
ADDRESS FOR SATNAVS
"N-Südstraße 6" or
GPS-COORDINATES 51.444761, 7.269031
CONTACT
phone: +49 (0)234 32 22005
E-Mail
OPENING TIMES
Summer
April 01 - October 31
Outdoor: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Glasshouses: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter
November 01 - March 31
Outdoor: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Glasshouses: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Closed from 23 Dec 2024 until 06 Jan 2025 (University-wide energy saving measure) as well as during storms and icy conditions
- Admission free
- No bicycles, e-scooters and drones
- Dogs are allowed outdoors but only on the lead