About the ZONES

Get an overview of the exhibits and discover their highlights.

Prologue

Earth is a planet of plants.
Invisible. Unfelt. Unnoticed.
A journey into the hidden world of plants begins.

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    ZONE1

    A World Under the Forest

    Plants cannot obtain all the nutrients and water they need from their roots alone.
    Their powerful partners are fungi. Beneath our feet lies a vast world of fungal networks that connect with plant roots.

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      ZONE2

      The Forest of Hidden Worlds

      There are as many worlds as there are living beings. This is the concept of Umwelt—the unique world as perceived by each organism.
      Come and “see” the secret messages plants send to other living beings.

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        ZONE3

        Discoveries in the Forest

        Some plants are struggling right alongside our everyday lives.
        Their stories have invited you into this forest.

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          ZONE4

          Our Connections to Plants

          All human life is connected—with plants at the heart of it all.
          How are we, as human beings, connected to plants today?
          Journey from the past to the present, and onward into stories of the future.

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            Epilogue

            Toward the future—what you and plants can do together.

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