Events | Français | Nederlands
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Winter |
Cosy winter terrace in the Botanic Garden. Come and enjoy a warming drink on the Orangery terrace every Sunday. After the tropical temperatures of the Plant Palace and an invigorating walk through the wintry domain, mulled wine, twinkling Christmas lights and a crackling wood fire will make your visit complete. | Every Sunday from 14h till 16h |
Winter Walk: Winter blossoms, beautiful bark and enchanting perfumes. Come and discover our winter treasures. Free leaflet in Dutch or French. |
16th January - 20th March 2012 |
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| Antarctica, a polar Eden: One of the Botanic Garden’s researchers Dr. Bart Van de Vijver often works in the South Pole region and more specifically on Livingston Island. His crystal clear photographs of the local plants and animals reveal the surprising beauty of this unknown and unspoiled region. The exhibition is exceptionally closed on 21st and 22nd April. We apologise for any inconvenience. | 18 february - 2 april 2012 | |
Spring |
Magnolia Walk: Admire our collection of magnolias, we offer free leaflet guides with educational walk in Dutch or French. |
March 21st - 30th April 2012 |
| Bonsai exhibition: 101 pocket sized trees. To celebrate their 35th anniversary the ‘Vlaamse Bonsai Vereniging’ exhibits more than one hundred of their most beautiful bonsai trees. Bonsai master Marc Noelanders will teach a master class and there are also permanent demonstrations for beginners | 6 - 15 April 2012 | |
| Free tour by horse and carriage | Every Sunday afternoon from April till September | |
Historic Walk: Discover the history of the National Botanic Garden. Free leaflet in Dutch or French. |
1st May - 30th June 2012 |
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| Zapped on the soft shoulder of the road. Artist Jos Poel creates stylized high definition life size prints of indigenous wild plants. The graphic beauty of bishop’s lace or wood club-rush will pleasantly surprise you! The prints are exhibited in and around the Orangery tavern.. |
12 May - 28th October 2012 |
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| 1st European Fascination of Plants Day. The European Plant Science Organization (EPSO) groups more than 200 scientific institutes and has officially decreed the 18th of May 2012 as the first European Fascination of Plants Day. This day the Garden stays open late and offers free guided tours. Come and discover carnivorous plants, night flowering giant water lilies and the giant asparagus | 18th May 2012 | |
| Plant and flower songs. On Sunday 27 May the Castle will provide the splendid backdrop for the Meise based choir Helicante, conducted by Ivo Jacobs, which will give a spring recital with songs entirely based on plants and flowers. The choir will sing classics like ‘Les fleurs et les arbres’ by Camille Saint Saëns or the ‘Mailied’ by Mendelssohn will be sung, but also more unknown pieces like ‘Ce moys de may’ by the sixteenth century composer Clément Janequin. Sunday, 27th May, at 14.30, 15.30 and 15.00 for a cappella concerts of about 20 min. | 27th May 2012, at 14.30, 15.30 and 15.00 | |
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Your baby on a giant water lily leaf. Have your kid photographed sitting on one of the giant leaves of our Amazonian water lilies. Book now as numbers are limited. |
24 June 2012 |
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Walk 'Plants on your plate': Free leaflet in Dutch or French. |
1st July - 31st August 2012 |
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Indigenous Tree Walk: Educational walk with free leaflet in Dutch or French. |
1 September - 31 October 2012 |
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| Soul growth : With his circus troupe “Cirque vegetal” the French circus performer and landscape designer Lucas David has created a unique performance inspired by the Plant Kingdom. Without words the ‘Tree man’, balancing on stilts like a mangrove and the ‘Moss woman’, working with techniques Japanese Butoh theater the lead the spectator into a vegetal universe where slowness and immobility are transformed into movement. In collaboration with ‘De Muze van Meise’ and ‘De Zandloper’ (Wemmel) |
21-24th September | |
| Autumn Leaves: Artist and photographer Roel Jacobs us fascinated by trees. In 2010 he convinced the Middelheimmuseum to incorporate a living sculpture, a young tree in their collections as future monument. His photographic installations, based on the most brilliant autumn hues are a celebration of the beauty and the diversity of trees. | 8th September - 2th December 2012 | |
2013 |
The Garden is closed on December 25th, January 1st and 2nd. | |
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Conifer Walk: Explore the architectural qualities of our conifer collection. Free leaflet in Dutch or French. |
Autumn | |
