Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Pollinator Pathmaker

Growing in the forecourt of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the LAS-commissioned garden features more than 7,000 plants of 80 different varieties, planted over a 722-square-metre plot. Spanning across six beds, it is the first commissioned Pollinator Pathmaker Edition outside of the UK. It consists of plants suitable for this area that provide pollen and nectar over the year to many types of pollinators. The design of this garden takes into account the various ways that different pollinators forage, the plants that provide them with the best sources of food, and the seasons in which they are active.

There is no prescribed order to experience the LAS Edition in. It can be accessed from all sides of the forecourt of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Pathways lead across the two main areas of the forecourt, allowing visitors to walk along the flowerbeds. Visitors can find information about the artwork and its various components on outdoor signs close to the Museum’s entrance.

There are no regular guided tours for visitors. However, this August, the curator of the LAS Edition of Pollinator Pathmaker, Sophie Korschildgen, offers free guided tours through Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg’s living sculpture for pollinators in front of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Guided tours will be held in German or English on the following Fridays in August: 8 August, 15 August, 22 August and 29 August.

The LAS Edition will be maintained until autumn 2026.

No ticket is needed to visit the LAS Edition. You can sign up here for free curator tours this August.

As the LAS Edition is growing on the forecourt of the Museum für Naturkunde, it is accessible 24/7.

The museum has the following opening hours:

Closed on Mondays.

Tuesday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 to 18:00

We welcome children of all ages. There are no poisonous plants included in the LAS Edition.

Dogs can be taken along to visit the LAS Edition but should be kept on a leach.

The LAS Edition is surrounded on all sites by wheelchair accessible pathways. The paths leading through the flowerbeds are unpaved. Please ask for assistance at the ticket booth or at the barrier-free entrance of the museum. It is located on the right side of the main-entrance. Please ring the door bell and our security staff will open the door within a few moments.

You can find seating options in the form of benches in close proximity to the LAS Edition.

The exhibition can reached via

Public transportation

Subway

Line U6 (U Naturkundemuseum)

Train

Line S5 or S7 (main station)

Line S1 or S2 (Nordbahnhof)

Tram

Line M5, M8, M10 or 12 (U Naturkundemuseum)

Bus

Lines 245, N40 (U Naturkundemuseum)

Lines 120, 123, 142, 245, N20, N40 (Invalidenpark)

Where can I ask for lost property?

Parking

There are no parking facilities at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.

Parking lots and parking garages in the surrounding area:

Mercure Hotel Berlin City, Invalidenstraße 38, 10115 Berlin, fee required, 200m walking distance

H+ Hotel Berlin Mitte/ Rewe, Chausseestraße 118-120, 10115 Berlin, fee required, 350m walking distance

If you have lost anything in the exhibition space, please contact the LAS team via VISIT@LAS-ART.FOUNDATION

It is allowed to take photos of the LAS Edition. We encourage you to follow the LAS Challenges on the signage boards and share your findings via Instagram or TikTok

@las_artfoundation #pollinatorpathmaker

If you have questions, please contact the LAS team via VISIT@LAS-ART.FOUNDATION