This year’s winners of the Marimurtra Centenary Drawing Contest are: 1st: Paula Hernández 2nd: Ainhoa Manrique 3rd: Isabela Garzón Also winning prizes were: Khoudjedji Khadijatou, Eliel Alegre, Ona Bernatallada, Sara Grkinic, Diana Zhuravel, Mariam Susoho, Marlene Naumann and Arlet Perales. The jury was made up of: Quim Valls -Patron of the Carl Faust Foundation-, Sílvia […]
The rains collected in recent days have favored the recovery of water levels and the stagnation of the drought situation suffered last year. So far this year – from January to June – 310.6 mm of water have been collected in the rain gauges located in Marimurtra. May has been the month that recorded the […]
From 14 to 18 May 2024, the XVII Congress of the Ibero-Macaronese Association of Botanical Gardens (AIMJB) took place at the Torretes Biological Station – Botanical Garden of the University of Alicante (UA), and the CIBIO Research Institute, in Alicante and Ibi. The congress focused on “Living collections: reservoir of genes and traditional knowledge related […]
The Municipal Archive of Blanes will manage the reception of the photographs and documents The Carl Faust Foundation and the Municipal Archive of Blanes are collaborating on a joint project that aims to expand the Foundation’s documentary collection. To achieve this, a call has been made for citizen participation and anyone who has material in […]
The Carl Faust Foundation has organized various activities related to the centenary of Marimurtra with the aim of bringing science and botany closer to the public Taking advantage of the celebration of the centenary of the creation of the Garden and the 150th anniversary of the birth of the founder, Carl Faust, Marimurtra has initiated […]
Visitors have filled all the places in the workshops and activities organized at the first family festival of the Botànic of the Costa Brava The first family botanical festival Marimurtríssim, held today at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes, has been a great success. The Garden posted the sold out ticket poster two days before […]
This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the founder and the centenary of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden Every April 24, the Carl Faust Foundation commemorates the anniversary of the death of the creator of the cross, Carl Faust. This year, the Foundation has organized a series of events for this Wednesday […]
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden presents at the 1st Congress of Young Researchers in Local Studies the summary of the studied herbaria preserved in secondary education centers in Catalonia, by the curator of the herbarium, Carles Burguera. One of the research lines of the Marimurtra Botanic Garden herbarium is the restoration, study and enhancement of ancient […]
The family day will take place on Sunday 5 May and will have activities to discover botany in a fun way with workshops and guided tours “Marimurtríssim” is the first family botanical festival organized by the Carl Faust Foundation at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes. This celebration will have a large number of activities […]
Thanks to this action, invasive plants have been removed and nest boxes have been installed to control invasive pests that live in trees The students of the INS Serrallarga de Blanes have, for three days, made a community service at the Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes. The aim of this initiative is for ESO students […]
This Friday, April 12, there will be a training session on organic gardens and their management The Jardí Botànic Marimurtra de Blanes organizes a set of conceptually linked training sessions aimed at the specialized sector of gardening, botany and the world of plants. The next day, this Friday, April 12, is about how local intensive […]
Recently, some restoration work has been carried out on some of the elements of the furniture heritage of Carl Faust’s house. Counting on the professional restorer Raul Mestre, different restoration techniques have been carried out for different pieces of furniture in the house. In 1921, Carl Faust, founder of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden, had the […]
