In all ages, fungi have fascinated humans. They are neither plants nor animals, yet they live in symbiosis with both. They are everywhere—around us and within us—but most often remain invisible.

In recent decades, scientific discoveries have revealed how fungi’s intricate underground networks weave together ecosystems and shape our world. Yet the fungal realm remains full of mysteries that science has yet to solve.

In the exhibition Fungi – in art and science, the world of fungi was explored through artworks, design objects, fashion, and contemporary scientific research.

The boundary-crossing nature of fungi—with their ability for symbiosis and transformation—has long inspired artists. The exhibition featured works by Carsten Höller, Olle Norås, Seana Gavin, Anna Dumitriu, and the artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast.

The world of fashion also draws inspiration from fungi, both in form and material. Fungi’s entrance into fashion was represented in the exhibition by a Balenciaga coat made from mushroom-based plant leather, and a mushroom-adorned dress by Daniel Del Core, created for the artist Björk.

The exhibition also included the literary world of Nobel Prize Laureate Olga Tokarczuk, which teems with fungi. In her book House of Day, House of Night, she writes: “If I weren’t a human being, I would want to be a mushroom.”