The museum specializes in the display of botanical exhibits and is the only one of its kind in Central Europe. It is complementary to the botanic garden since models are highlighting morphological details that are not easily visible on living objects. Highly magnified algae and other cryptogams as well as the flowers, fruits, and seeds of higher plants are shown.

                                          Journey around the world in one day 

Come for a walk through the magical world of wild plants: climb over the European mountains to the impressive Himalaya, enjoy the calm beauty of a Japanese landscape and the splendor of plants of North America. This journey for adventurers is named Pflanzengeographie. Romantics will prefer the pure nature of the Arboretum, old trees on flowering meadows. Those who strive for order will head for the System. Here, biological relationships rather than geographical origin determine who may grow next to whom. 16 greenhouses (Gewächshäuser) with an area of more than 6000 m2 house many delicate and precious plants of the tropics and sub-tropics.

If you do not wish to see all at once, take the walk for specialists: to the garden of aquatic and marsh plants (Sumpf- und Wassergarten), to the beautiful aroma and touch garden (Duft- und Tastgarten), to the medicinal plants (Arzneipflanzen) or the useful plants (Nutzpflanzen). On first sight nature keeps her secrets hidden but in the Botanical Museum, which is unique in Central Europe, you will be able to see more by enlargements or models of, for example, microscopically small organisms, a nettle’s hair, the root systems or insides of a plant. Please click here for more information.

Also, the university Freie Universität Berlin has been certificated by TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH in 2004. Read more. 

After an interesting walk thru the museum, the gardens and the greenhouses – here it comes our suggestion for a delicious lunch menu at Mr. Hai Life Restaurant nearby in Berlin-Steglitz.

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