The Keyhole is a space that straddles the boundaries between a garden workshop, a shed, and a hall for exhibitions and education – opening directly onto the adjoining permaculture garden. It is a space dedicated to visitors’ creativity, learning, reflection, and relaxation.

In the garden, the shape of The Keyhole leaves ample physical space for plants and minimal space for people – yet this encourages concentration and expands opportunities for observation and interaction among different species. In the gallery, The Keyhole offers visitors a large open space for play, curiosity, and relaxation. It serves as an interface between what is inside and what is outside – between culture, ecology and sociology. It is a place where visitors, partners and the gallery can engage in both spontaneous and organized activities.

In 2026, The Keyhole underwent a transformation designed by the Polish architectural duo CENTRALA (Małgorzata Kuciewicz and Simone De Iacobis). Inspired by their observation of the PLATO garden as a living educational environment, they conceived The Keyhole as an extension of the garden into the gallery building itself – a compact ecological “pouch” that invites visitors to engage in a range of activities related to gardening, stewardship, the seasons, interspecies friendship, and art.

In 2026, The Keyhole underwent a transformation designed by the Polish architectural duo CENTRALA (Małgorzata Kuciewicz and Simone De Iacobis). Inspired by their observation of the PLATO garden as a living educational environment, they conceived The Keyhole as an extension of the garden into the gallery building itself – a compact ecological “pouch” that invites visitors to engage in a range of activities related to gardening, stewardship, the seasons, interspecies friendship, and art.