Information panels in the pergola of the Botanical Garden deal with the life and research of the Augustinian monk and introduce the topic of hybridization in the plant world. In beds specially designed for the theme, many hybrids and selections are displayed alongside their wild relatives. Throughout the year, plant groups in focus include: peas, corn, tulips, dahlias, irises, cocklebur orchids, and cabbage. A bed in the ornamental courtyard is dedicated to plant species that represent milestones in genetics.

When: April–September 2022
Where: Outdoor Botanical Garden

• 20.04. The Triumph of the Unadapted: The Importance of Hybridization in the Evolution of Plants Lecture by Prof. Dr. Joachim W. Kadereit, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

• 18.05 . Researcher, free spirit and eccentric - on the 200th birthday of the evolution pioneer Fritz Müller Lecture by Dr. Thassilo Franke, BIOTOPIA - Natural History Museum Bavaria

• 20.07. Speciation by hybridization in the kingdom of fishes Lecture by Dr. Ulrich Schliewen, Zoologische Staatssammlung München

• 17.08. Where to put the sexual organs? - By which adaptations flowers maximize outcrossing. Lecture by Prof. Dr. Michael Lenhard, University of Potsdam.

• 14.09. Do hybrids and polyploids contribute sustainably to biodiversity? Lecture by Dr. Frank Blattner, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

When: Wednesday | 18:30 Duration: 1-2 hours Registration: no registration required | All talks will be held in German!
Where: Botanical Institute | Menzinger Str. 67 | Großer Hörsaal (EG)

Sunday tours on the theme 2022
Dates: 15. 05. | 12. 06 | 10.07. | 14.08. | 11. 09.
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Info & Registration: soon on botmuc.snsb.de/mendel
Where: Botanical Garden | Menzinger Str. 65

Flower experiments - on the trail of Gregor Mendel

Guided tour with workshop for families with children from 7 to 12 years in cooperation with the MPZ (Museum Educational Center Munich)

When: Saturday | 2 pm
Dates: 14.05. | 11.06. | 16.07. | 20.08.
Duration: ca. 2 hours
Info & Registration: soon on botmuc.snsb.de/mendel
Where: Botanical Garden | Menzinger Str. 65

23.– 24.07.2022

Event weekend on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel

Mendel's birthday will be celebrated on July 23 and 24 at the Botanical Garden and BIOTOPIA Lab. The colorful and informative program on the action weekend will offer entertainment for all ages.

In the BIOTOPIA Lab, guests of the action weekend can get involved in open hands-on programs and find answers to the central questions of Mendel's theory of heredity. Among other things, the fast-growing "Wisconsin Fast Plants" are used here, which provide particularly vivid explanations of Mendel's discoveries.

In the Botanical Garden, guided tours and readings on the theme, the tying of flower wreaths, face painting for children and a relaxed music program provide a festive setting. On Sunday, July 24, the Munich GO SING CHOIR invites you to rehearse together. Everyone can join in and sing together in the ornamental courtyard of the Botanical Garden with a beautiful backdrop.

30.07.– 11.09.2022

Summer holiday quiz at the Museum Mensch und Natur - with great prizes to be won!

The Museum Mensch und Natur vacation summer quiz for families, children and young people this year is all about the birthday year of Gregor Mendel and evolution.

With his crossing experiments on peas, Mendel laid the foundation for a new branch of the natural sciences: genetics. He was the first to statistically evaluate the results of crossing experiments and came to the conclusion that the inheritance of phenotypic traits follows mathematical rules. His conclusions became known as Mendel's rules. To this day, they form a basis for understanding heredity, for example in animal and plant breeding, in the analysis of hereditary diseases or in the field of evolutionary biology.