德国杜塞尔多夫盆景博物馆 Bonsai Museum Düsseldorf – 德国非营利盆景园

博物馆概况与办馆目标

杜塞尔多夫盆景博物馆（bonsai-museum düsseldorf e.V.）是一家注册协会办的露天展馆，设在德国杜塞尔多夫市哈姆区。协会把目标写得很直白：让盆景走到大众面前，让参观的人能看懂这门来自东亚的树艺，也因此希望拉近日本和欧洲两种文化之间的距离。展馆按非营利性质运营，日常事务由协会和支持会（Förderverein）一起打理。

场址与露天教学路径

展区是一块约 1500 平方米的露天场地，整理成一条参观教学路径（Lehrpfad）。沿途立着 34 块说明牌，栽着 120 多棵盆景，其中不少树龄过了百年，造型既有古典的亚洲样式，也有欧洲设计师后来摸索出来的处理办法。路径一路讲下来，覆盖盆景的历史、理念、树形、造型手法、日常养护，以及适合欧洲和亚洲不同气候的树种。场地紧挨莱茵河堤和杜塞尔多夫段的雅各布朝圣路，骑车或散步过来都方便。

收藏、特展与获奖记录

除常设的树木和山水石（Suiseki）收藏，博物馆每年会请各地盆景设计师来办特展，历年出现过沃尔特·帕尔（Walter Pall）、拉尔夫·贝克斯（Ralf Beckers）、贝特·莱马赫（Bert Lehmacher）等人的作品，也有画作和盆景摆在一起展出。馆方还在德国盆景俱乐部（BCD）联邦展、北威州盆景日、慕尼黑近郊的 Go Shun-Ten 等场合设特别奖，专门鼓励年轻造型师。2012 年，博物馆参加荷兰十年一届的国际园艺展 Floriade，拿回多个奖项。

创办人、理事会与协作网络

博物馆的核心人物是创办人维尔纳·M·布施（Werner M. Busch），他是协会第一任主席，也是业界认可的盆景教师、造型示范师和盆景图书作者，1984 年在杜塞尔多夫办起国际盆景学校（international bonsai school düsseldorf）。理事会和教学团队里还有摄影师巴斯蒂安·布施、2009 年 BCD 盆景新秀奖得主迪尔克·达布林豪森、修复师曼弗雷德·范艾克，以及策展人法尔科·哈曼。支持会由于尔根·施托特任第一主席、阿克塞尔·帕杜赫任第二主席，两人分别在北威州盆景地区协会和德国盆景俱乐部担任职务。

开放时间、门票与到访提示

博物馆每周二、三、五 14:30 到 18:30 开放，周四 10:00 到 20:00，周六 9:00 到 17:00，周日 10:00 到 17:00。成人门票 5 欧元，儿童、学生和三人以上团体 3 欧元。展区在杜塞尔多夫哈姆区，靠着莱茵河堤，离杜塞尔多夫的小东京街区不远，可以把和日本文化有关的去处安排在同一趟行程里。开馆日大多落在春夏秋三季，出门前最好先看一下当年的开放安排。

官网：https://www.bonsai-museum.de/

Overview and Purpose

The Bonsai Museum Duesseldorf (bonsai-museum duesseldorf e.V.) is an open-air museum run by a registered association in the Hamm district of Duesseldorf, Germany. Its stated aim is to bring bonsai culture to a broad public and, in doing so, to encourage exchange between Japanese and European culture. The museum is non-profit in nature, and its day-to-day affairs are handled by the association together with a support association (Foerderverein).

Site and Open-Air Teaching Path

The exhibition area covers about 1,500 square metres, laid out as a teaching path (Lehrpfad). Along the route stand 34 information panels and more than 120 bonsai trees, some over a hundred years old, shaped both in classical Asian styles and in the approaches European designers later worked out. The path runs through the history and philosophy of bonsai, tree forms, styling techniques, everyday care and the species that suit different European and Asian climates. The grounds sit beside the Rhine dike and the Duesseldorf section of the Jakobsweg pilgrim route, easy to reach on foot or by bicycle.

Collection, Special Exhibitions and Awards

Besides the permanent collection of trees and viewing stones (suiseki), the museum invites bonsai designers to mount special exhibitions each year. Past shows have featured work by Walter Pall, Ralf Beckers and Bert Lehmacher, and have set paintings alongside bonsai. The museum also issues special prizes at events such as the national exhibition of the Bonsai Club Deutschland (BCD), the North Rhine-Westphalia bonsai days and the Go Shun-Ten show near Munich, aimed at encouraging younger designers. In 2012 it took part in the Floriade in the Netherlands, a garden show held once every ten years, and came away with several awards.

Founder, Board and Partners

The driving figure is founder Werner M. Busch, the association’s first chairperson and a recognised bonsai teacher, demonstrator and author who set up the International Bonsai School Duesseldorf in 1984. The board and teaching team also include photographer Bastian Busch, Dirk Dabringhausen, winner of the BCD young talent award in 2009, restorer Manfred van Eick, and curator Falko Hamann. The support association is chaired by Juergen Stodt with Axel Paduch as deputy; the two hold posts in the regional bonsai association of North Rhine-Westphalia and in the Bonsai Club Deutschland respectively.

Opening Hours, Admission and Visiting

The museum opens Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 14:30 to 18:30, Thursdays from 10:00 to 20:00, Saturdays from 9:00 to 17:00 and Sundays from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is 5 euros for adults and 3 euros for children, pupils and groups of three or more. It stands in the Hamm district near the Rhine dike, not far from Duesseldorf’s Little Tokyo quarter, so it can be bundled with other Japan-related stops in one trip. Most open days fall between spring and autumn, so it is worth checking the current year’s schedule before setting out.

Official Site: https://www.bonsai-museum.de/