In 1865 an Augustinian priest Gregor Mendel created a genetical theory on the origin and development of plant hybrids. His theory became the basis of a new science on heredity and variation - genetics.

The exhibition Mendelianum presents the attractive world of genetics. The Visitor Centre Mendelianum has been created in the very premises where Mendel´s scientific society used to hold its meetings and invites to a unique trip into the world of genetics, science and research.

It also provides an attractive insight into the world of genetics and molecular biology not only to students but also to the general public. Thanks to the connection of historical premises, where the founder of genetics Johann Gregor Mendel worked, with a top equipped laboratory the visitors can actively try numerous methods and laboratory techniques from pollination of pea flowers to gene expression. The aim of the project is to strengthen the interest of the public in research in the field of genetics and molecular biology and to present, in a popular-scientific form, practical and social impacts of discoveries in this field. Part of the activities of the Centre is an interactive school including five mobile laboratories. They are to popularize the latest scientific knowledge among secondary school students. 

The Mendelianum Centre follows up with the tradition of the research of the scientific and cultural bequest of one of the greatest scientists in the worldwide history, Johann Gregor Mendel. The new permanent exhibition shows the progress made by science in the 150 years following the publication of Mendel´s epochal work Experiments in Plant Hybrids.

Mendel Memorial Medal

The Mendel Memorial Medal is a unique annual award given to an internationally recognized figure for his or her contribution to the scientific and cultural legacy of Gregor Mendel and genetics. Past recipients of this award have included Nobel prize winners, outstanding researchers, pioneers in genetics, molecular biology, and the history of biology and genetics, as well as other eminent scientists. The year 2022 saw the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the award. Its origin, however, goes back much deeper and is firmly linked to the tradition of developing Mendel’s scientific legacy at the Mendelianum of the Moravian Museum in Brno. The 2024 Laureate is Professor Daniel L. Hartl of Harvard University, and the 2025 Laureate is T. H. Noel Ellis of the John Innes Centre in Norfolk, England.