To mark the 75th anniversary of Obergurgl as a university campus, the Obergurgl Alpine Research Centre, in collaboration with the Botanical Garden, the Transfer Centre and the Institute of Art History, is presenting the exhibition ABOVE GROUND – BELOW GROUND: Plant images by Hugo M. Schiechtl and stories that delve deep. Along a path through the Innsbruck Botanical Garden, we present a selection of botanical illustrations by the renowned Austrian botanist and bioengineer Hugo M. Schiechtl, highlighting what is otherwise hidden: the relationship between plants and the soil. Particularly fascinating is the direct comparison between the illustrations and the living plants growing along the path.
The exhibition was conceived as a satellite exhibition, designed specifically for the Innsbruck Botanical Garden, to accompany the major Hugo M. Schiechtl exhibition ‘From Flower to Leaf’ . This exhibition will be on display from 14 October 2026 in the Kunstkeller. Art History Exhibition Space at the Agnes Heller House, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52a
