TY - JOUR TI - From museum to centre of social life – the modern concept of botanical gardens AU - Czałczyńska-Podolska, Magdalena TI - From museum to centre of social life – the modern concept of botanical gardens AB - Botanical gardens have functioned as museum facilities for generations, but this model is slowly being abandoned. Increasingly, they are becoming vibrant social centres (especially in the United States and Western European countries). Does the increase in the social role of botanical gardens present an opportunity or a threat to their development? Examples of gardens such as the Eden Project or San Francisco Botanical Garden show that the new concept of botanical gardens can bring many social and even economic benefits. VL - 2015 IS - Architecture Issue 5-A (5) 2015 PY - 2016 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 79 EP - 91 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/from-museum-to-centre-of-social-life-the-modern-concept-of-botanical-gardens KW - botanical gardens KW - functions of botanical gardens KW - social role of botanical gardens