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ACCESS

You can enter the BIOTOPIA Lab via the main entrance of the Munich Botanic Garden. The visit of the Lab is free and included in the entrance fee of the Botanical Garden. Information about the entrance fees can be found on the Botanical Garden's page.

Homepage of the Botanical Garden

You can find the Lab on the right, around the corner of the Botanical Institute, across the greenhouses.

Please follow the signs!

ACCESSIBILITY

Barrier-free access to the Lab via ramp or elevator inside the institute is possible. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are allowed.

If necessary, you can call on site as soon as you are there (089 / 178 61-411) or let us know in the ticket booth of the Botanical Garden.

There are three disabled parking spaces in front of the main entrance to the Botanical Institute (Menzinger Str. 65).

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

You can easily reach the BIOTOPIA Lab by public transport.

Botanischer Garten stop (tram 17, bus 143, 180)
Both lines are suitable for wheelchair users.

There are some parking spaces across from the entrance of the Botanical Garden (Menzinger Str. 67).

OPENING HOURS

Friday:                                                       1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday:                       10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

(except the Botanical Garden closes earlier)

Program schedule

PLEASE NOTE

The Birdly Flight Simulator can be tried during the opening hours.

To fly with the Birdly, the "wingspan" (fingertip to fingertip) must be at least 1.20m.

The open drop in programs will initially only take place on weekends, some holidays and during some school vacations (The exhibition areas can be visited nevertheless).

The opening times may be changed during the school holidays.

More information can be found in our program schedule:

Program schedule

CORONA-RULES

Currently, there are no special restrictions on entry or rules of conduct regarding the Corona pandemic in the BIOTOPIA Lab. However, for mutual protection, we still recommend wearing a mask (FFP2 or medical mask) and maintaining the safety distance of 1.5 meters.

  • The BIOTOPIA Lab is only open when museums are open (depending on the current rate of infections and hospitalisation).

PRICES

The visit of the Lab is free and included in the entrance fee of the Botanical Garden. Information about the entrance fees can be found on the Botanical Garden's page.

***CURRENT NOTICE***

Admission to the open-air area of the Botanic Garden will be charged at the moment.

Website of the Botanical Garden

HYGIENE CONCEPT

Download complete hygiene concept as pdf (in German)

We want you to have exciting experiences in the BIOTOPIA Lab and enjoy your stay. To ensure the safety of all visitors, we ask you to follow the following hygiene rules:

    • There are no special requirements for entering the BIOTOPIA Lab (vaccination, recovery, testing).

    • However, individuals with established corona infection or with COVID-19-associated symptoms are still prohibited from entering.

    • If symptoms occur during visiting hours, please leave the BIOTOPIA Lab immediately.
    • All visitors are recommended to wear a mask (medical mask or FFP2) during the visit.

    • There are no longer any upper limits with regard to the utilization of the space. However, it is still recommended to maintain a distance of 1.5 meters.

    • We provide disinfectants and disinfection wipes, also for one-handed audio devices and contact surfaces.

In case of non-compliance with the rules, we will remind you. Visitors who still do not follow the rules are asked to leave the lab.

Persons with acute symptoms of illness, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, shortness of breath, loss of sense of taste and smell, sore throat or earache, are prohibited from entering the BITOPIA Lab.

 

CONTACT THE BIOTOPIA LAB

BIOTOPIA Lab
Botanisches Institut
Menzinger Str. 65
80638 München

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Förderkreis BIOTOPIA - Naturkundemuseum Bayern e.V.
Botanisches Institut
Menzinger Str. 67
80638 München
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Anastasia Czerny
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BIOTOPIA Lab@Home

BIOTOPIA activities for at home

With an exciting hands-on program, the BIOTOPIA Lab can also be experienced at home. Instructions, experiments and do-it-yourself concepts bring "hands-on science" into your own four walls. BIOTOPIA Lab@Home awakens interest in scientific relationships and provides inspiration for young and old. It gives a taste of the activities in the BIOTOPIA Lab - from bottle gardens or growing your own mushrooms to isolating DNA from vegetables or fruit. Browse the website and find the right experiment for you!

Click here for BIOTOPIA Lab@home!
HOW TO FIND US:

Naturkundemuseum Bayern
Botanisches Institut
Menzinger Str. 67
80638 München, Germany

BIOTOPIA Lab:

Phone: +49 (0)89 178 61-411
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