Plant museums in Belgium

To visit Meise Botanic Garden is to enjoy plant growth and blossoms, fragrance and colour, opulence and variety – at any time of the year. 20,000 plant species from all over the world grow in a large, green oasis of 92 hectares, either outside in the domain, or inside in one of our iconic glasshouse

The Museum of Natural History and Vivarium of Tournai (Musée d'histoire naturelle et vivarium de Tournai) is housed in a neoclassical building, with an 1839 gallery a large hall and a conservatory. The museum invites visitors to discover its historical past and the great diversity within the animal

The Arboretum Kalmthout is one of the oldest tree and plant gardens in Flanders. Arboretum Kalmthout features plants from all over the world. Within the plant collection, the witch hazels are the best known. The plant collections focus mainly on trees, shrubs and ornamental garden plants. All plants

The World of Kina: the Garden is a nature museum for children. There are 1,500 plants scattered in thematic beds, including medicinal plants, dye plants, forest and dunes. The plant room provides information about the plant kingdom. There is also a focus on the life of bees, and the spider room incl

The Hof ter Saksen is a municipal nature preserve with a landscape park and walking avenues. In addition to the park, castle, orangery and farm building, there is also a nature garden, a standard orchard, the Beverse brook valley with buffer basin and an oak forest.

Collection Hugo Voeten is located in Art Center Hugo Voeten (indoor) in Herentals and Sculpture Park Hugo Voeten in Geel-Westerlo (outdoor). Both are unique environments displaying unique art in the green heart of the Antwerp Kempen region. They house the private collection of entrepreneur Hugo Voet

The gent university museum (GUM) opened on 23 oktober 2020 and collections of multiple smaller museums that existed before. It has collections related to all university activities including zoology, morphology, science, history, medicine, history and ethnographicism. It is located next to the "botan

The Grape Museum is located in the old 17th-century tavern "Den Bonten Os. The museum is dedicated to grape cultivation in the region. Among other things, it tells how cultivation started and grew in the 19th century, what "Royal," "Ribier," "Leopold III" and "Muscat" mean, what "glass villages in t

Forest Museum Jan van Ruusbroec is dedicated to the history and geology of the Sonian Forest. In addition, the typical fauna and flora of the forest is explained and there is a separate section on trees and forestry.

Museum Wateringhuis is located in the former home of the water boss of the De Watering nature reserve. The museum paints a picture of the area's genesis and natural values. The area is only partially accessible because of the protection of its unique fauna and flora. Among other things, the museum f

Nature Center House Ternell is a natural history Fens and forest museum that presents a picture of the native plant and animal world and the origins of the High Fens.

The Museum of Medicinal Plants and Pharmacy is located in a corridor of the ULB Institute of Pharmacy. The museum portrays past and present medicines through a collection of medicinal plants. The collection includes samples from all over the world, posters, paintings, photographs and didactic object

The Maison de la Flore Locale has a permanent exhibition on the flora and fauna of the Geer region. In addition, temporary exhibitions are organized.

Bosmuseum Pijnven belongs to the nature reserve Pijnven, a large and varied coniferous forest. The museum paints a picture of the fauna and flora of the Limburg Kempen region. The emphasis is on the forest as a community of life and on the principles of forestry. A collection of wood species is also

At the Hottemme Domain, visitors can discover a great diversity of fauna and flora protected by Natura 2000, including endangered orchids, butterflies, birds, mammals, reptiles and frog-like species. An exhibition introduces the fauna, flora and rural life of the Ardennes through bioramas.