Fungi belong to the oldest and at the same time most hidden actors of life on Earth. The special exhibition FUNGA invites you to rediscover this independent kingdom – beyond the known fruiting bodies and far beyond the role of edible mushrooms.
The exhibition shows how fungi as mycelial networks control ecological cycles, build soils and enable symbioses without which life on land would hardly be conceivable. It traces from the ancient origins of fungi over their key role in nature and evolution to their close relationship with humans – for example in the skin and gut microbiome.
In addition to scientific insights, FUNGA also opens cultural perspectives: fungi as medicinal remedies, as part of rituals and myths, and as defining motifs in art and pop culture. Current research approaches on sustainable materials and biotechnological applications finally build the bridge into the future.
thanks to: Xylaria Figure ©Toni Stangl —- Xylaria Box ©Thomas Kerscher
FUNGA invites you to view the world from a new perspective – networked, multilayered and surprisingly alive.
Many thanks to Mair Petra and Schweigkofler Margit!
Opening hours
TUE – SUN 10.00 to 18.00
Open on public holidays except 1.1., 1.5., 25.12.
Natural History Museum South Tyrol
Bindergasse 1
39100 Bolzano, Italy
info@naturmuseum.it
