OPEN TODAY: 09:00 - 16:00 (glasshouses until 15:30)
The Chinese Garden in the Botanical Garden of the Ruhr University Bochum is one of the most beautiful and most photographed places in Bochum and is known far beyond our city. Unfortunately, the weather and, above all, years of vandalism have taken their toll on it. In order to save the Chinese Garden from decay, it urgently needs to be renovated. We are calling on everyone who cares about this precious jewel of Bochum to make a donation. It's easy to do via our GoFundMe page!
From the visible to the invisible - plants and their living microcosm - 15.02. - 15.09.2025 in the Foyer. Plants represent a highly complex ecosystem that is colonised by countless microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. In this exhibition, researchers from the Transregio 356 PlantMicrobe network provide a glimpse into hidden cellular worlds with their microscopy images. The exhibition is on loan from the TRR356 PlantMicrobe and the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg.
Green, Rocks, Earth - Our Changing World - 17.03.25 - 30.04.2026 - An illustrated exhibition on the evolutionary history of plants - from the beginning of life in the oceans, the conquest of the land, the breathtaking new diversity of plants to us humans and the dramatic effects of climate change today. The exhibition was created as part of a priority programme funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG): MAdLand – Molecular Adaptation to Land. The exhibition will be on display on the wall opposite the Chinese Garden.
MAdLand: Molecular Adaptation to Land - How plants conquered land - Prof. Dr. Stefan Rensing, Freiburg University - Thursday, 27.03.2025, Foyer // 18:30h. Life began in the oceans 4 billion years ago, and it was only 3.5 billion years later that an alga ventured onto land - a decisive moment, as it laid the foundations for all life on land today. The lecture ‘MAdland’ by Prof. Rensing sheds light on this fascinating transition of plant life from water to land. Experience an exciting fast-forward through the early evolution of life on earth, which is the basis for the green planet as we know it. - Admission free.
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