Art
See a Tiny New York City Built From Bark and Leaves
The New York Botanical Garden's annual Holiday Train Show features nearly 200 miniature landmarks, all made of natural materials.
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Ebony G. Patterson Invites Us to Reconsider the Botanic Garden
The artist’s sprawling exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx asks visitors to reflect on beauty, history, climate, and uncomfortable truths.
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Kusama: Cosmic Nature Now Open at the New York Botanical Garden
Experience Yayoi Kusama’s profound connection with nature. On view through October 31.
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Dots for Days: Kusama Blooms at the New York Botanical Garden
Cosmic Nature invites viewers to celebrate the artist’s joyful, creative energy after a year of loss and grieving.
Art
The Visionary Modernist Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx
Brazilian landscape designer Burle Marx married the formal innovations of European modernism with the bursting palette of plants native to Brazil.
Announcement
Now Open at New York Botanical Garden, Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx
Immerse yourself in lush gardens, vibrant art, and the sights and sounds of Brazil. On view through September 29, 2019.
Art
Four Art-Filled Holiday Events in New York City
Artists are embracing the holiday spirit, from a train show to a Kwanzaa festival.
Art
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Visions of Hawai’i Blossom in the Bronx
The New York Botanical Garden has planted a "Hawai’ian Paradise Garden" as part of an exhibition chronicling O'Keeffe's 1939 trip to Hawai'i to make art for a pineapple company's advertising campaign.
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Bergdorf Goodman’s Holiday Windows Celebrate NYC Cultural Institutions
The 2017 Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows celebrate the American Museum of Natural History, New-York Historical Society, New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and other local cultural institutions.
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Dale Chihuly’s Road Not Taken
Chihuly may be a nature sculptor but his shiny maximalist aesthetic is far from naturalistic.
Books
Rediscover a 19th-Century Compendium of North American Trees
Botanists François-André Michaux and Thomas Nuttall documented every known tree in North America. A new book compiles over 270 plates from their original publication.
Art
Why a Herbarium of 7.8 Million Plants Is One of New York's Most Valuable Resources
The New York Botanical Garden is home to the world's second-largest herbarium, a vital archive in an era of vanishing botanical collections.