Session I
The transition of historical botanical collections
Examples for potential presentations:
- Survival of botanical collections in times of war or crisis
- Transition of princely botanical collections into the ownership of modern republics
- Transition of colonial collections into the ownership of independent states
- Endangerment of historical botanical collections during military conflict
- Historical botanical collections and climate crisis
- Preliminary protective measures
Session II
Horticulture – Challenges in daily horticulture practice
Examples for potential presentations:
- Pest control and measures
- Preventions. Biological cultivation and biological treatments
- Changes in cultivation because of climate change
- Cultivation and conservation of single plants of particular high value
- Protection of the collection
- Handling and protection of plants for and during exhibitions
Session III
Science – Sharing of knowledge
Examples for potential presentations:
- Importance of traditional horticultural crafts in historical botanical gardens
- Methods to conserve and transmit (horticultural) knowledge
- Which knowledge is transmitted
- Transition of traditional knowledge and traditional techniques to modernism
- Networking – international and transdisciplinary relationships
Session IV
Historical botanical gardens
Examples for potential presentations:
- Portraits of historical botanical gardens (existing and lost)
- Definition
- Research activities
- History of acquisition: Collecting expeditions, purchase, exchange among collectors
