Plants in the cemetery

At present, plants in the cemetery are mainly viewed from the perspectives of ecology and climate change. Occasionally other important meanings are overlooked. Plants have played and still play an important role in the design of cemeteries: here, for example, they serve as fencing, avenues or hedges to create aesthetic spaces. On gravestones and in communal graves they have a great significance as symbols. In near-natural burial grounds, plants even become symbols of graves. And as the seasons change, plants as symbols illustrate the cycle of becoming and passing away.
In the seminar, the subject of plants is explored in various directions through a lecture, a guided tour of the museum and an excursion to the main cemetery in Kassel.

The one-day seminar is especially designed for cemetery guides.

Minimum number of participants: 10 people
Maximum number of participants: 15 people (plus 2 speakers)

Cost

including seminar materials, lunch snack, conference drinks, cake, museum admission, public transport tickets for excursion

Regular: €225
For members of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Friedhof und Denkmal: €205

Arrival

The seminar takes place in the Museum for Sepulchral Culture and at the main cemetery in Kassel, GER.

Cancellation policy

If you are unable to attend after confirmation of the seminar, we will have to charge you the full cost. You are free to name a replacement participant at any time.