Dutch Open Air Museum / Nederlands Openluchtmuseum

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Netherlands - Gelderland - Arnhem

Institution Code: ARNHE

BGCI Member: No

About the Dutch Open Air Museum / Nederlands Openluchtmuseum

The garden is part of the Open air museum Arnhem.

Main Address:
Dutch Open Air Museum / Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
Schelmseweg 89
Postbus 649
Arnhem
Gelderland NL-6800 Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0)26-3576111
Fax: +31 (0)26-3576147
URL: www.openluchtmuseum.nl
Primary Email: info@openluchtmuseum.nl

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Pieter Matthijs Gijsbers
    Curator's Name: Rob Plomp
    Plant Records Officer's Name: René Bailly
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 10
    Educational Staff Number: 10
    Research Staff Number: 2
    Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: No
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: No
    Status: Satellite: No
    Status: Trust: Yes
  • Date founded: 1930
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 44 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 8 Hectares
  • Total Area: 44 Hectares
    Latitude: 52.0367
    Longitude: 5.8795
    Altitude: 65.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Kruidentuin
  • Local Address: Schelmseweg 89
  • Locality: City: 6816 SJ Arnhem 31 Netherlands
  • Locality: State: Gelderland

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 750
    Arboretum: No
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: No
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 450000
    Number of Volunteers: 5

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 1050
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 28

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
    Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: No
    Plant Breeding: No
    Conservation - Biology: No
    Conservation - Genetics: Yes
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: No
    Ecology: No
    Ecosystem Conservation: No
    Education: No
    Ethnobotany: No
    Exploration: No
    Floristics: No
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: No
    Molecular Genetics: No
    Pollination Biology: No
    Restoration Ecology: Yes
    Seed/Spore Biology: No
    Sustainability: No
    Pharmacology: Yes
    Agriculture: No
    Land Restoration: No
    Urban Environments: No

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: No
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: No
    Special Exhibitions: No
    Courses for School Children: No
    Courses for University/College Students: No
    Courses for General Public: No
    Education Programme: Yes