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Exhibition opening hours: 3–27 February 2026, Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday: closed.
Special Sundays: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. On these afternoons, there will be guided tours of the exhibition, each from a different perspective.
- 15 February: an afternoon dedicated to Maria Sibylla Merian. Tine Hens and biologist Annelies Jacobs talk about the work and life of this 17th-century naturalist.
- 22 February:
  - 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Guided tour by Tine Hens: Tine Hens explains the connection between the exhibition and her book ‘Archief van mogelijk verlies’ (Archive of Possible Loss).
  - 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Continuous: Workshops for children (7+):
    - Making seed bombs: roll up your sleeves and lend a hand to biodiversity in the neighbourhood.
    - Cyanotype (Blueprint): learn this historical photographic technique and make a botanical print in intense cyan blue.
    - 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Planting in the geodome: help fill the geodome in the courtyard. We will be planting
      flowers that were once drawn by Maria Sibylla Merian. After the exhibition, her plant world will come into full bloom here.
  - 16:30 – 17:00: Musical finale: an intimate concert by Seraphine Stragier on the nyckelharpa.

The public opening took place on Monday 2 February 2026, 7.30–9.30 p.m., in the Boekentoren magazine reading room. Tine Hens explained the exhibition, talked to Annelies Jacobs and Hendrik Defoort about preserving natural and cultural heritage, and to artists Lola Daels and Maarten Vanden Eynde about their work. Jenna Vergeynst provided musical accompaniment for the evening. Yousra Benfquih had the last word – spoken.