WHAT. In 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of public management of the Botanic Gardens Hanbury (GBH) and the 10th anniversary of the homonymous Regional Protected Area. These anniversaries will be celebrated with a cultural initiative entitled HANBURYANA, a series of events that aim to promote and enhance the historical, architectural, scenic and scientific Hanbury Botanic Gardens, designed also in their relations with the surrounding territory, the Ligurian Alps, the Riviera dei Fiori, the sea front.

WHERE AND WHEN. The cultural initiative HANBURYANA will take place at Hanbury Botanic Gardens (except a meeting at the Civic Archaeological Museum G. Rossi and one at the Aula Magna of the University of Imperia) over 2010, with anticipation a December 28, 2009 and Appendix in January 2011. The calendar of events in the Annex is available on the official website of GBH: http://www.giardinihanbury.com/. Any change in the schedule, due to reasons of force majeure or adverse weather conditions, will be promptly disclosed on the website and quoted in the press. The tours will be repeated on booking a large number of applicants.

CONTENT:

35 events are provided, divided into 4 series:

A) Fifty years

B) Secret aspects of the Hanbury Gardens

C) Hanbury Gardens for all

D) 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

The cultural offer includes: 9 special theme tours, 8 meetings (lectures/roundtables), 1 literary contest, 1 photo contest, 7 openings of new permanent exhibition space, 5 concerts, 1 International Conference, 1 exhibition, 1 philatelic event, 1 artistic Atelier. Other cultural initiatives that can be implemented within HANBURYANA are under preparation. The series Fifty years is mainly devoted to the celebration of the anniversary with moments of fête, but also an opportunity for a public balance of the achievements. Secret aspects of Hanbury Gardens is instead a series with special guided tours, meetings and opening of new permanent exhibition space dedicated to anyone who wants to discover and deepen their knowledge of the "less known and sometimes mysterious Hanbury Botanic Gardens. Hanbury Gardens for all includes three different initiatives - a photo contest, inauguration and show of a new photovoltaic greenhouse and new routes of tour - all aimed at the maximum involvement of young, elderly, people with disabilities, stakeholders of the Ventimiglia territory and beyond. The 2010 International Year of Biodiversity will be celebrated with an exhibition and an international conference for presenting the results of two France-Italy cross-border projects for the sustainable management and exploitation of the natural heritage of the Ligurian Alps.

WHO. HANBURYANA is organized by the University Center services Hanbury Botanic Gardens of the University of Genoa in collaboration with numerous institutions, public and private: Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca; Ministero Sviluppo Economico, Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali, Direzione Regionale della Liguria; Regione Liguria; Provincia di Imperia; Sistema Turistico Locale Riviera dei Fiori; Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Liguri; Comune di Ventimiglia; Associazione Amici dei Giardini Botanici Hanbury; Associazione Parco Marino di Capo Mortola; Centro Multidisciplinare per la Musica Corale e Strumentale dell’Università degli Studi di Genova; Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri; Associazione culturale Corelli; Associazione Europa Reale; Conservatoire Botanique National de Porquerolle; Office National des Forêts.

DECEMBER 2009

      28 December  - 2.30 p.m    Presentation of Hanburyana

      28 December -  3.00 p.m.   Music essences (cultural event among sounds and plants)

 JANUARY 2010

        4  January -  2.30 p.m.       The garden of Hesperides (special guided tour)

       31 January - 10.00 a.m.      Literary competition "Nico Orengo" (presentation of the

                                               contest)

                                                the rules , the presentation , 

                                                the participation form

 FEBRUARY 2010

9 February - 10.00 a.m.     Mimosa, mimosae… (special guided tour)

24 February - 2.00 p.m.    A travel around the tree (special guided tour)

MARCH 2010

          7 March - 11.00 a.m.       Commemoration of Thomas Hanbury

        10 March -   2.00 p.m.       Hibernae rosae (special guided tour)

        25 March -   9.30 a.m.       Olim et hodie. Fifty years from the purchase of the                                                                                             state (round table conference)

        26 March -  11.00 a.m.      The story of the stones  (inauguration of a new exhibition

                                                           space)

        28 March -  2.30 p.m.       Charles Quest-Ritson: English taste in the 

                                                           Mediterranean gardens (Lecture)

APRIL 2010

        14 April - 10.00 a.m.         The Rosa of the Western Riviera  (special guided tour)

        23 April -3 May - (9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m )   Obiective Hanbury (2° photo contest)

        28 April  - 10.00 a.m.         Plants and linguistics (special guided tour)

MAY 2010

       23 April -3 May - (9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m )   Obiective Hanbury (2° photo contest)

       10-14 May                          Art-therapy in the Gardens ( artistic atelier)

       15 May - 10.00 a.m.            Traces of the past (special guided tour)

       20-22 May                         Biodiversity without frontiers (International meeting at

                                                Imperia and at Hanbury Botanic Gardens; inauguration of 

                                                           exhibition)

22 May -  10.15 a.m.          The Hanbury (inauguration of a new exhibition space)

      26 May -  10.00 a.m.          La flora spontanea di Capo Mortola (special guided tour)

      29 May  - 11.00 a.m.          The gardens in a stamp (philatelic event)

      30 May -  10.30 a.m.          Obiective Hanbury (awards ceremony of the competition)

JUNE 2010

        6 June - 10.00 a.m.    The sea and the land at Capo Mortola (visite guidate in mare)

         beginning of thr month (to be determined)  The Lanteri (lectures at Civic Museum                                                                        G.Rossi)

JULY 2010

         2-4 July                         Literary competition Nico Orengo (literary meetings,

                                                      commemoration and awards)

         end of month (to be determined) Music and sounds in the Gardens                                                                    

                                                           (summery concerts)

AUGUST 2010

         Days to define         Music and sounds in the Gardens (summery concerts)

SEPTEMBER 2010

         24 September                  The sun for all  (inauguration of the new photovoltaic plant

                                                coupled to the greenhouse)

         26 Settember - 10.00 a.m. Scented garden (inauguration of the renewed espositive space)

OCTOBER 2010

         10 October         Hanbury collection (Conferenza)

         10 October         Charles Quest-Ritson: mediterranean roses (Lecture)

NOVEMBER 2010

           7 November - 10.00 a.m.  Hanbury Gardens for all every day of the year 

DECEMBER 2010

   10 December - 3.00 p.m.          Olim et hodie. Restorations (Lecture)

         26 December - 3.00 p.m.          Christmas concert

         End of the month - 10.00 a.m  The Valley of the mills (inauguration of new visit

                                                        paths)

         ...

JANUARY 2011

          23 January - 10.00  a.m.  Festa of the Mimosa (inauguration of a renewed exhibition

          28 January - 10.00 a.m.   The culture of the rose in the Western Riviera (Lecture)

All events will take place at the Hanbury Botanical Gardens in Mortola (Ventimiglia, IM) in Monte Carlo over 43, unless otherwise indicated. The tours will be repeated after booking a large number of applicants. Possible changes in schedule and timetable resulting from weather events or acts of God will be communicated in the press and on the website of the Hanbury Botanic Gardens (http://www.giardinihanbury.com/), where more information is available on all the events of the fair.

Other events are in preparation.

Lectures are in italian language.