Opening of exhibition “Grow On: 30 Years of Sensi Seeds” by Ben Dronkers

Stairs with green carpet that has cannabis leaf prints

To mark the 30th anniversary of Sensi Seeds, Ben Dronkers, founder of the Sensi Seed Bank, HempFlax and the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Amsterdam/Barcelona, inaugurated the exhibition “Grow On: 30 Years of Sensi Seeds” in Barcelona’s Palau Mornau on Thursday the 8th of October.

Exhibition room in Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum

To mark the 30th anniversary of Sensi Seeds, Ben Dronkers, founder of the Sensi Seed Bank, HempFlax and the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Amsterdam/Barcelona, inaugurated the exhibition “Grow On: 30 Years of Sensi Seeds” in Barcelona’s Palau Mornau on Thursday the 8th of October. In the presence of press and important figures from the Spanish and Catalan cannabis scene Ben Dronkers said at the opening ceremony:

“This exhibition is important, but this amazingly versatile plant is much more important.”

Ben Dronkers on Grow On exhibition in Barcelona
Ben Dronkers

Through large collages, unique items from the Sensi Seeds archive and the museum collection, this exhibition narrates the story of a company that has been at the pinnacle of the global cannabis world for decades. Founded in 1985 by Ben Dronkers, Sensi Seeds grew to become the largest cannabis genetic seed bank in the world, enabling recreational and medicinal growers alike to get access to the highest quality of cannabis genetics.

After the official opening ceremony friends and family toasted with a glass of cava for 30 more wonderful years to come. After which a selection of savoury canapés were being catered and the nearly hundred invitees could enjoy a musical performance by the museum’s house band The Indoor Brothers in Palau Mornau’s chimney room.

The exhibition “Grow On: 30 Years of Sensi Seeds” will be on display at the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Barcelona until Sunday the 1st of May, 2016.

A selection of photos of the opening can be seen here.

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