English Garden: The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew – Showcase for Flowers and Plants of the World
The Museum of Kyoto
[Image: Margaret Meen "Dahlias (Asteraceae)" Circa 1790]
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A landscape filled with diverse and beautiful flowering plants, skillfully arranged to reveal constantly changing vistas that make the most of the natural surroundings—these are the hallmarks of the English garden. Interestingly, many of the plants that feature in such gardens are not European natives, but species collected from around the world by European explorers since the Age of Discovery. The Europeans were entranced by the beauty and rarity of these early spoils of overseas adventures, and soon plant collectors and expeditions were dispatched to Asia, Central and South America, and other distant lands, to hunt for not only ornamental flowers, but plant resources of all kinds. The botanical trade that ensued significantly impacted European societies and economies.
First established in the suburbs of London in the 18th century, Kew Gardens was recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 2003 for the scale of its collection and standard of its research. Attracting over 13 million visitors a year, it is home to over 8 million species of plants as well as holding a collection of over 220,000 botanical illustrations. With the support of this historic institution this exhibition presents 150 works especially selected from this collection, spanning from the 17th century to the present day.
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There will be a series of lectures on May.5 (Thurs/hol) and May.8 (Sun).
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from 4月 29, 2016 at 10:00 to 6月 26, 2016 at 18:00
Closed on Mondays with the exception of May.2 (Mon). Closes at 19:30 on Fridays throughout exhibition period.