Seeds from the Bank
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This event has finished
Seeds from the Bank ended on Sunday 12 April 2020.
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Current events
A Walk in the Bush
4 to 29 September 2024, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm — Visitor Centre
Featuring works by ACT Porcelain Artists, A Walk in the Bush celebrates the Australian Bush and the beauty and diversity within.
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.
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.
Growing Friends Spring 2024 Native Plant Sale
Saturday 12 October, 9 – 11 am (or earlier if sold out) — Banksia Centre carpark
Don’t miss out on this boutique sale of native plants grown by the Gardens’ Growing Friends.
A showcase of seeds and images from the National Seed Bank’s diverse collection. The exhibition highlights the importance of images for reference and research in various formats and media to engage the imagination of the viewer.
The exhibition coincides with the National Seed Science Forum run by the Australian Seed Bank Partnership and hosted by Australian National Botanic Gardens in April 2020. The aim of the exhibition and the forum is to raise awareness about the collection, the partnership, the wider conseravation issues surrounding the use of seed to save our flora and the need for a new National Seed Bank.
When
5 March – 12 April
Where
Visitor Centre Gallery
