The city’s botanical gardens invite the public to explore their 28-hectare expanse, free of charge, all year long. Visitors can partake in informative guided tours to deepen their understanding of the botanical world, or engage in workshops and activities thoughtfully designed for children.
An expert from the Natural History Museum introduces the diversity and behaviour of dung beetles and their ecological roles, drawing on museum research and field observations.
The session examines dung beetle behaviour, species diversity, and the benefits of eco‑grazing for soil health, nutrient cycling and habitat restoration. It explores how these insects contribute to ecosystem functioning and conservation strategies in agricultural and urban landscapes, across temperate regions.
In French.
Michelle Price, scientist at the Geneva Botanic Garden, studies algal diversity and maintains the garden’s algae collection. She brings expertise in taxonomy and conservation practices.
This talk examines algal biology and ecology, exploring life strategies, ecological roles and conservation threats. It explains scientific classification and collection methods, including how algae are preserved in herbaria, and offers a guided glimpse into the garden’s algae collection to reveal research and conservation insights.
Led by the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, this series presents short, informal chamber programmes featuring flautist Eliane Williner and clarinettist Cindy Lin. The programme favors light, lyrical repertoire and intimate dialogues between instruments, inviting quiet attention and communal listening. Arrangements and subtle dynamics carve a gentle arc from reflective solos to warm ensemble passages; delicate timbres mingle with ambient outdoor air to create a restorative, conversational atmosphere. Presented in collaboration with a local botanical partner, the experience emphasizes presence and simple musical pleasure.
Nicolas Freyre, head gardener, oversees the garden’s living and preserved plant collections and collaborates with scientific teams on conservation and research.
This presentation examines the institution’s mission, activities, and research-driven conservation practices, highlighting a herbarium of over six million specimens, a comprehensive botanical library, and a living collection of more than 11,000 species, many rare or endangered. It explores how curated collections inform biodiversity knowledge and preservation strategies.
In French.
Explore plants that break all the records as you search for the biggest leaves, the tiniest flowers, the oldest trunks and the strangest shapes. Use sight, touch and smell to compare sizes, textures and colors. Follow simple investigations, listen to rustling leaves, and sketch or collect observations. Hands-on activities and short experiments encourage curiosity about how plants grow and survive. This discovery session invites questions, close looking and playful learning.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
A specialist gardener and a dendrologist bring practical cultivation experience and botanical expertise on Crassulaceae, the succulent family known for fleshy leaves and remarkable survival strategies.
This session explores the family’s diversity, geographic origins and ingenious water‑saving adaptations, examining morphological and physiological mechanisms and offering guidance on cultivation and observation to understand why these species thrive in arid and challenging environments.
In French.
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