Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden news

The Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden opening hours for 23-24 February.

On 9 March, an international workshop entitled „Animal Ethics at the Boundaries of the Human: Moral Status and Normative Authority“ will take place at the University of Tartu (Jakobi 2–336, Tartu). The workshop will focus on current issues in animal ethics and will be conducted in English.

Starting from February, the DNA collections from the University of Tartu Natural History Museum will be accessible through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) portal.

Kristina Popov's exhibition Body of Mire is opened at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum from 26th of November until the 28th of December.

The University of Tartu Natural History Museum invites you to the opening of the exhibition Body of Mire by Kristina Popov on 26 November at 6 pm.

Since September 4th, the University of Tartu Botanical Garden has been hosting the exhibition "Mire" by Kristina Popov. The closing event of this exhibition, which focuses on mires, will take place on November 21st, and participation is free of charge.

The exhibition Mire by Kristina Popov opens at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden on 4 September at 5 p.m. The exhibition, focusing on mires, will be on view until 21 November.

The exhibition Mire by Kristina Popov opens at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden on 4 September at 5 p.m. The exhibition, focusing on mires, will be on view until 21 November.

Kristina Popov's exhibition "Mire" will open at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden on September 4. The exhibition, which focuses on mires, will be open until November 21.

Laura Veerde's harp concert in the palm house of the University of Tartu Botanical Garden on 9 March at 14:00 will give a beautiful ending to the orchid exhibition.

In April 2025, we will open the exhibition "A climate you can touch. What will become of us?". The exhibition will be on display at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum until November 2025, after which it will travel as a travelling exhibition.

An orchid exhibition will be held at the Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu from February 28 to March 9.

The University of Tartu Botanical Garden is looking forward to participating in the orchid competition taking place in about a month!

A botanical garden-themed painting exhibition "Botanical Garden. Seasons" will open in the Botanical Garden classroom of the University of Tartu on January 10. The author of the exhibition is painter Veronika Bondarenko and the exhibition will be open until February 24.

Bison bonasus Linnaeus, 1758 Tartu Ülikooli loodusmuuseum ja botaanikaaed: TUZ903301; TUZ903302

On 25 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the University of Tartu Grand Medal to Professor of International Business Urmas Varblane. Also, the recipients of the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, Medal, Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” have been announced.

Sügise hakul tähistame traditsioonilist seenenädalat, mis toimub 12.–14. septembrini. Taas kord avastame seente salapärast maailma seeneretkel ja värvikireval seenenäitusel.

On Friday, 23 August, at 17:00, the art exhibition “Missing” will open at the Tartu Art House, displaying contemporary artworks made from 40-million-year-old bones.

During the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 Arts of Survival Creative Nature Festival on 8-9 June, over 10,300 nature observations were recorded within 24 hours. All observations, except those of strictly protected species, can be viewed on the eDiversity data portal managed by the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden.

This year, 26 schools in Estonia had their students make over 2200 nature observations, which contributed to mapping local biodiversity. The observations from May 1st to June 7th are now available to the public and can be accessed on the eDiversity Data Portal.