Festive Winter Day
February 19th marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Carolus Clusius, the first prefect of the Hortus. We are celebrating this with a festive winter day.
Morning Program – Lectures:
Five short lectures will be held in the Hortus Garden Room in the morning. Space is limited. The lectures are in Dutch. Secure your spot by making a reservation .
Afternoon program – activities for all ages.
From 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM, there are all sorts of activities for all ages. Clusius will personally welcome you and show you what's on.
2:00-2:45 PM - Lecture in the Garden Room of the Hortus. Secure your spot by making a reservation .
- Esmée Winkel talks about her project 'Seeds of Hope'
For adults
- Botanical drawing of seeds
- Books on green topics
- Homemade jam
- Embroidery with Geeske
- Seed and cutting exchange with Jeff and Nuala
- A lady from Clusius' time will give you a short tour of the Clusius garden and tell you about the watercolours on display there
- Make a spring wreath with Cynthia…
Morning Program – Lectures:
Five short lectures will be held in the Hortus Garden Room in the morning. Space is limited. The lectures are in Dutch. Secure your spot by making a reservation .
Afternoon program – activities for all ages.
From 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM, there are all sorts of activities for all ages. Clusius will personally welcome you and show you what's on.
2:00-2:45 PM - Lecture in the Garden Room of the Hortus. Secure your spot by making a reservation .
- Esmée Winkel talks about her project 'Seeds of Hope'
For adults
- Botanical drawing of seeds
- Books on green topics
- Homemade jam
- Embroidery with Geeske
- Seed and cutting exchange with Jeff and Nuala
- A lady from Clusius' time will give you a short tour of the Clusius garden and tell you about the watercolours on display there
- Make a spring wreath with Cynthia
- And more!
For children
- Paint a flower pot with Jasmine and Alexandra and take it home filled
- Botanical drawing with Nathalie
- Coloring from herbal books with Geeske
- Seed research with Lisa
- Bake a bun over the fire at Jaap's
- And more!
Stroll through the Clusius garden, warm up by the fire pit, enjoy (non-alcoholic) mulled wine, look up Clusius' birthday in the calendar under Plants & Planets .
Participation in the winter festival is free (except for the lectures), you only pay Hortus entrance (Museum Card and Friends Card have free Hortus entrance).