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.
Stroll through rocky beds and cultivated plots on a gentle guided walk that brings you close to Geneva’s most threatened native plants. With the gardener Léonie Henry and scientist Daniel Comte, examine the delicate shapes, textures and ecological relationships of rare species, learning about their habitats and the pressures they face. The experience blends attentive observation with scientific insight, offering a quiet, communal rhythm of discovery and a renewed connection to local biodiversity and conservation efforts.
In French.
This educational escape game explores botanical science through a narrative investigation: players inherit an ancestral botanist’s study and must identify a historical medicinal plant described in a 1715 letter. The experience investigates plant-based remedies, species identification, and the analytical thinking behind developing treatments for malaria. Participants examine botanical clues, practice observational and analytical skills, and apply scientific reasoning to reconstruct historical knowledge and assess how specific plants can influence public health.
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.
Make blue-and-white plant photographs using sunlight and simple chemistry. Lay leaves and flowers on treated paper, expose them to the sun, then reveal vivid silhouettes in deep blues and bright whites. Touch, smell and arrange plants, press shapes into compositions, and watch patterns emerge. Guided activities encourage observation, curiosity and creative play while learning about light, contrast and natural textures. Children create their own botanical prints to take home.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
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