 The museum opened a  botanical garden called the National Botanical Garden on 2 November 2007.The garden was built to protect Botswana's indigenous plant life, and 90% of its total plant species are native plants from Botswana.The introduction of the ministry of youth sports and culture has immensely contributed to the growth of arts and culture, with few elements of culture used to create a living for the youth, the ministry buys the locally designed ornaments and artifacts.