Original: The garden was established in 1544 under Cosimo I de 'Medici as the first university botanical garden in Europe, and entrusted to the famous botanist Luca Ghini of Imola.
Simplified: From these early times, the garden has contained a gallery of natural objects (now Pisas Museo di Storia Naturale), a library (now part of the university library), and portraits of its directors throughout the centuries.