Flower Power exhibition

Special exhibition 17 May 2023 – 08 October 2023

Whoever speaks of “flower power” surely first thinks of the hippie movement of the 1960s, of flower children, peace rallies, closeness to nature and the creation of a peaceful world order. “Flower Power”, however, also shows the splendor of flowers and plants in nature. The museum would like to address this theme in a very special way: Minerals have something to do with flowers and plants in a broader sense. For there are minerals named after flowers, such as gypsum or sand roses. In addition, the symmetry of crystals and flowers is contrasted, or “indicator plants” such as white clover, which can only thrive in alkaline soils, are discussed. In viticulture, too, more and more importance is attached to the “terroir”, the natural site factors of a soil, its minerality and its influence on the cultivated plants. The new special exhibition “Flowering Minerals” is dedicated to this and many other topics.