Exhibition: From the visible to the invisible - plants and their living microcosm
After a successful first microphotography exhibition in 2023, the new TRR356 exhibition will take place in the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg from 30 October to 11 December 2024.
30.10.2024 – 11.12.2024
Although invisible to the naked eye, microorganisms are crucial for plant health and thus our food security. While the biological processes take place on a microscopic level inside the cells, their consequences are usually recognisable without zooming in. The outward appearance of leaves, roots and fruit quickly indicates whether a plant is well nourished thanks to living together in symbiosis or whether it is infected by pathogens.
The exhibition "From the visible to the invisible" (DE “Vom Sichtbaren zum Unsichtbaren”) presents different perspectives on the diverse interactions between plants and microbes through both macro- and microphotographs. Researchers from the TRR356 PlantMicrobe network provide a microscopic view on hidden cellular worlds through their images. At the same time, macrophotographs from the public photo competition "plants and their microcosm" (DE “Pflanzen und ihr Mikrokosmos”) show fragments of the interplay between plants and microbes that are visible to the naked eye. The exhibition explains in an informative way what is hidden behind the close-up shots.
For children, a colouring table and a digital play station offer exhibition-related activities.
Blue-coloured root hairs in the root hair zone of a bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus japonicus) © Maria Spezzati, Faculty of Biology, LMU
Suction organ (haustorium) in the cell of a barley leaf (Hordeum vulgare) © Dr. Mariem Bradai, TUM School of Life Sciences
Admission
Admission to the exhibition is included in the regular admission ticket to the Botanical Garden.
Location
Green Hall of the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Menzinger Street 65
D-80638 Munich
Tel.: 089 17861-321
Fax: 089 17861-324
E-mail: botgart@snsb.de
Website: www.botmuc.snsb.de