Mediamatic Foundation

A book for all beginners in making with Japanese Knotweed.

An (incomplete) visual, physical & societal dissection of the (invasive alien) plant species Japanese knotweed by Kristof Vrancken and Niek Kosten

During the Fungi Trail, a new microbe will become part of Micropia’s exhibiton. Micropia has started cultivating a special fungus called   Cladosporium cladosporioides   which eats plastic, and might...

Daily talks by the lab analysts at Micropia. It is the fall when the mushrooms start appearing, and fungi will start to break down all the leaf-litter, but fungi can recycle so much more, such as...

A route throughout the museum about the diverse world of fungi and all their important roles in the environment and our daily lives. From helping plants grow and keeping us healthy, to producing...

An almost invisible world in the Hortus: that of the bacteria and fungi. So very occasionally, parts of that mysterious shadow world come to the surface in some places... And that is what we are...