Land – Varieties – Diversity
100 years of the Tyrolean Genebank
- 29.4.2022 - 30.10.2022
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the Tyrolean Gene Bank, the Folk Art Museum pays tribute to its work and celebrates the genetic diversity of native crops.
In 1922, the agronomist Erwin Mayr created the basis for the Tyrolean gene bank. To this day, it collects, documents and preserves old varieties of agricultural crops such as cereals, potatoes and fruit in Tyrol. On the occasion of its centenary, the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum is focusing on the institution. The exhibition "Land - Varieties - Diversity. 100 Years of the Tyrolean Genebank" pays tribute to its work in the fields and in research, thanks to which food sources and biodiversity as well as cultural heritage are preserved. A selection of the more than 1,000 preserved varieties is even sprouting in the museum's historic courtyard.
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A radio programme by Michael Klieber on the exhibition "Land - Varieties - Diversity".
The Tyrolean gene bank collects, documents and preserves old varieties of agricultural crops such as cereals, potatoes and fruit in Tyrol to this day. To mark its 100th birthday, the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum in Innsbruck is showing a small special exhibition entitled Land - Sorten Vielfalt (Land Varieties - Diversity), which we are looking at today together with research assistant Michael Span.
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Studio booklet on the exhibition
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