GARDENS IN BOOKS BOUND

GARDENS IN BOOKS BOUND

Since time immemorial, knowledge of medicinal plants had played a key role in people’s lives. Their scent spoke of hope and their power hid knowledge, like a seed that grew into medicine and botany. To preserve this wisdom, people were creating herbals and herbaria, books that bring together science and art. Every pressed leaf and every drawing is a trace of time, a window into the story of the plant and the person who preserved it. This exhibition invites you to a journey into a world where natural beauty blends with history and scientific knowledge. Discover pages that smell of history and be inspired by the secrets which medicinal plants have been whispering for centuries.

Curators of the Exhibition

Lucie Kubásková, Jana Jírovcová

Authors of the texts

Jana Jírovcová, Lucie Kubásková, Zdeněk Novák, Jarmila Skružná, Dana Surá

Scientific Collaboration

Czech Agrifood Research Centre

Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Horticulture

Věra Stříbrská, Jan Prchal, Karel Skalický

Graphic Design

Martina Jandová, Kateřina Závodová

Proofreading

Jana Válková

Realisation

Art Consultancy, Ltd.

This exhibition is a research output of NAKI III project The history of use and growing of medicinal plants as part of national and cultural identity (DH23P03OVV044).

National Museum of Agriculture is established by the Ministry of Agriculture.