Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden news

All presentations, including three English language presentations, now available to view online.

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.

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

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.

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.

With the beginning of spring, tickets for the Linnujämm and the multimedia show "Emajõe sünd" went on sale. The concert and the performances will take place in the unique performance setting of Tartu Lodjakoda.

University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden wishes everyone a beautiful Independence Day and enjoyable time together with loved ones!

Europe’s biodiversity continues to decline at an alarming rate, with most protected species and habitats confronting poor conservation status. Facing the pressure, it is important to understand and model the forces and processes shaping biodiversity with novel tools and methods for knowledge-based and integrated management of natural resources, opening new horizons for science, policymaking and implementation.

The University of Tartu participates in the Tartu 2024 programme with a diverse range of events inspired by the artistic concept of the Capital of Culture to tell the story of the Arts of Survival.

Tartu Ülikooli botaanikaaed ootab osalema orhideekonkursil! Konkurss toimub osana orhideenäitusest ja osalema on oodatud kõik, kel õitseb kodus parasjagu mõni huvitav orhidee. Eelduseks on muidugi, et taim on koduaedniku hoole all õide puhkenud.

The full programme of Tartu 2024 is announced on 19 October, exactly one hundred days before the beginning of the year of the European Capital of Culture. The University of Tartu supports the activities of the Capital of Culture and the programme includes various events organised by the university.

Technical works are taking place at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden.

At the beginning of August, the menu layout of the UT website was updated.

Estonia's most species-dense garden, The University of Tartu Botanical Garden, celebrated its 220th anniversary in June. The celebrations started with the Nature Festival, which this year took place from 7 to 11 June across Estonia, and continued with a big party on 27 June.

For the sixth time, the Nature Observation Marathon took place on 10-11 June as part of the ninth Nature Festival programme. Over 24 hours, nature lovers made more than 7,700 nature observations. All observations are public on the eBiodiversity Portal.

The Natural History Museum will open on 22.6 from 10 am to 3 pm and close on 23.-24.6. The Botanical Garden will be open during the holidays at normal hours. Happy Midsummer!