Longing Garden at the Museum of Garden Culture: Tour through Illertissen's green experience spaces

Event: ILE - Gourmet Weeks - Public Tour Longing Garden in Museum der Gartenkultur Illertissen, Jungviehweide 1, 89257 Illertissen on 20. September 2026

Date and Time

20. September 2026 14:15

Location

Museum der Gartenkultur
Jungviehweide 1, 89257 Illertissen, Germany

Price

6,00
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About this Event

Exhibitions & MuseumsTours & Sightseeing

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

Longing Garden: A tour through vibrant garden culture

The public tour at the Museum of Garden Culture takes you right into an exhibition and experience world where plant knowledge, cultural history, and the present come together in a special way. The one-hour walk opens up the view of the exhibition Longing Garden, the museum gardens, and the projects of the Foundation for Garden Culture.

A museum as a green thought space

Longing Garden sees the garden not just as a backdrop but as a cultural place full of memories, ideas, and questions about the future. Historical gardening tools, botanical themes, and ecological perspectives enter into a lively dialogue here. The artistic experience arises from the connection of space, nature, and knowledge.

Topics that delve beneath the surface

Over twenty themed gardens reveal historical, botanical, and ecological connections. The diverse plant cabinets, the expanded insect garden, and the Garden of Medicinal Plants of the World are particularly impressive. Thus, the exhibition becomes an aesthetic experience that makes biodiversity, design, and tradition sensual.

Knowledge that comes to life in the tour

The tour conveys more than facts. It shows how garden culture functions as cultural education: as a connection of collecting, preserving, researching, and passing on. Visitors experience a museum that takes both history and future into account and makes the garden a mirror of societal developments.

Visit with added value

The tour is aimed at people who want to experience nature, design, and a museum atmosphere in calm intensity. With registration and a clearly structured tour format, the offering is suitable for anyone seeking a concentrated, inspiring approach to garden culture.

Conclusion: This tour connects exhibition, museum gardens, and future thinking into an impressive cultural experience. Those who want to not just see but truly understand garden culture should experience this date live in Illertissen.

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