Illuminate
This event has finished
Illuminate ended on Sunday 11 December 2022.
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Current events
Bugs Alive Exhibition
9 to 13 October, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm — Crosbie Morrison Building
In the Bugs Alive! exhibition at the Gardens, you can see a wild range of invertebrates including prey mantis, stick insects, spiders, scorpions, beetles, snails, butterflies and more.
Embroidered Book Workshop
19 October 2024, 10 am to 4 pm — Dickson room
In this adult workshop participants will make a small book, decorated with embroidered flowers based on the live collection at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Garden Promenade
2 - 29 October, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
Featuring textile works by Sharon Peoples, Garden Promenade speculates on what could have been if Sarah Sophia Banks had travelled to Australia instead of only her brother, Sir Joseph Banks.
ANPSC Spring Plant Sale
Saturday 19 October, 8.30 am - 1 pm or until sold out — Southern car park
This spring sale will feature over 7,000 plants across 404 species.
The 11th Annual Friends Photographic Group exhibition highlights the different moods and inhabitants of the Gardens,
as seen through the eyes and cameras of a diverse group of Friends photographers. It illuminates aspects of the Gardens that visitors may not otherwise be aware of.
Frozen moments of time give everyone the opportunity to witness some of the rare events that take place in the Gardens. A thoughtful photo can reveal things that we ordinarily overlook, like the rich colours and textures of wet bark and the tiny insects that are so vital to the ecosystems.
Framed prints, unframed prints, cards and tote bags available for purchase.
When
24 November – 11 December
Where
Visitor Centre Gallery
