Gardening, Research, Writing: Monastery and Plants in the 16th Century

Description

What did the monastery garden look like 500 years ago and what has remained of it? Garden director René Neiger from the Pflegimuri takes us on a journey through the garden history of the former Benedictine order. At the same time, the German professor Leonhart Fuchs wrote a book with 400 plant portraits. One copy of it can be seen in the Museum for Medical-Historical Books, which has been housed in the monastery rooms for ten years. Museum director Beatrice Green offers an exclusive insight into this epochal work as part of this tour.

Highlights

• Exclusive tour of the monastery garden
• Insight into the work of Leonhart Fuchs
• Visit to the Museum for Medical-Historical Books

General Information

The event offers a guided tour through the historic monastery garden and the Museum for Medical-Historical Books. Visitors will learn more about the garden history of the Benedictine order and the significant plant portraits by Leonhart Fuchs.

Location

Marktstrasse 4, 5630 Muri AG, Switzerland

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