A few weeks ago, the scientific team at Marimurtra Botanical Garden visited Catalonia’s other two botanical gardens with the aim of strengthening collaboration and sharing experiences. The purpose of these visits was to establish synergies, gain first-hand knowledge of the different facilities and, above all, connect the teams who work every day to protect and […]
Marimurtra charts the roadmap towards a more accessible Garden Making sure that everyone can discover and enjoy the natural, scenic and scientific heritage of Marimurtra is a commitment that requires a long-term perspective. With this in mind, the Carl Faust Foundation presents the Accessibility Plan 2027–2030 , the roadmap that will guide the improvements that […]
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden is not only a space dedicated to the conservation and study of plant biodiversity, but also serves as a sentinel for its surrounding environment. This year, the Garden is working closely with the Plant Health Services of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) in an important prevention campaign. Marimurtra has […]
The Carl Faust Foundation and the Marimurtra Botanical Garden deeply mourn the death of María Elvira i Silleras, archivist, documentalist and lecturer at the University of Barcelona, who was closely linked for many years to the Foundation and to the preservation of Carl Faust’s legacy. María Elvira carried out essential work, often discreet but indispensable, […]
The collaboration will strengthen the documentation of the botanical collections, promote specialised training in nature photography and explore new lines of research The Carl Faust Foundation and the Blanes Photographic and Cinematographic Association (AFIC) have launched a new line of collaboration that places photography at the service of the conservation, research and dissemination of the […]
They look alike, but they are not the same At first glance, it is easy to confuse them: they have thick green stems, spines, and an appearance clearly adapted to the driest environments. However, despite their striking resemblance, they belong to different botanical families and originate from different continents. Cacti (family Cactaceae) are native to […]
On 2 July, Marimurtra Botanical Garden presented Faust’s Backpack, a new free family activity that invites visitors to discover the Garden through observation, play and science. The initiative has been developed thanks to the support of a 2026 grant from the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació (FCRI) and was created with […]
The Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) is now part of Marimurtra’s flora and can be enjoyed by our visitors. This conifer, belonging to the Araucariaceae family, is an exceptional addition, not only because of the circumstances surrounding its discovery, but also because of its biological characteristics. Today, this lineage includes only three living genera in the […]
Botanical gardens from Spain and Macaronesia reaffirm their key role in addressing the climate crisis and biodiversity loss This week, the heads of Scientific Outreach and Communication at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden took part in the 18th Congress of the Ibero-Macaronesian Association of Botanical Gardens (AIMJB), held in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The event brought together representatives from […]
Award ceremony for the 6th edition of the Marimurtra Drawing Competition The Marimurtra Botanical Garden hosted the award ceremony for the 6th edition of the Marimurtra Drawing Competition, an educational initiative that invites schoolchildren from Blanes to discover nature through observation, creativity and artistic expression. This year, 337 primary school students took part, submitting drawings […]
The Jardí Botànic Marimurtra continues to enrich its scientific and human story through the incorporation of key figures from the history of science. One of the most significant spaces in the third garden, the pond, bears the name Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), in recognition of her research, which profoundly transformed the way we understand life on […]
Art and science will come together once again at Marimurtra Botanical Garden. Illustrator and biologist Ana Ruano Rubio has been selected to participate in the first edition of the Eugeni Sierra International Botanical Illustration Residency, an initiative promoted by the Carl Faust Foundation to reinforce the role of scientific illustration as a tool for knowledge, […]
