Marimurtra has added two new ‘Nomadic Blackboards’ with information so that visitors can expand their knowledge during their tour. This is a set of blackboards that change location and information according to the time of year. On the one hand, the ‘100 years of Marimurtra and the 150th anniversary of Carl Faust’ blackboard has been […]
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden participated in the twentieth edition of the International Botany Congress (IBC), held in Madrid in the last week of July. The event brought together, at IFEMA, more than 3,000 botany professionals, who enjoyed plenary lectures, symposia, exhibitors, short courses and various workshops. It was a very interesting meeting that allowed them […]
The Garden has very interesting new posters with botanical content. During the tour, visitors can take the opportunity to read them and expand their knowledge about: plant conservation, plant sexuality and plant friendship. In addition to the information on the poster, a QR redirects to the Marimurtra website where these botanical concepts are expanded: Plant […]
Marimurtra has sent 27 batches of seeds to Botanical Gardens and research centers in nine different countries after publishing its 185 taxa in the 2023-24 Seminum Index 2023-24 The Seminum Index is a seed catalog that the different Botanical Gardens around the world publish annually with the aim of promoting scientific research, the exchange of […]
The Col·legi Maristes Sants-Les Corts of Barcelona has ceded to the Fundació Carl Faust a preserved herbarium for the purposes of restoration, study and conservation. This herbarium consists of two folders that include about 100 sheets, most of them collected in Les Avellanes (la Noguera, Lleida) between the years 1940 and 1950. The two herbarium […]
The Jardí d’Epicur magazine brings together the publications made throughout 2023 by the people of the Marimurtra professional team or by some of the trustees of the Carl Faust Foundation. The aim is to bring these texts closer to all audiences. The Epicurian Garden offers a deep and reflective look at the results and knowledge generated in […]
These activities are aimed at all audiences and allow you to discover life under the sea and botany from a unique perspective The Marimurtra Botanical Garden in Blanes is launching two exclusive activities this summer to complement the offer that the Garden has throughout the year. One is the Horabaixa visit and the other is […]
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 […]
