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Library Collections

Library Collections

The RBGE Library holds over 1 million items – books, journals, original artworks, maps and much more. As one of Scotland's National Collections, all of these items are available for use by anyone that needs to access them.

Collections

Collections

Rules for the Consultation of Archives and Special Collections

Rules - Archives and Special Collections

The items in these collections are extremely rare and potentially irreplaceable and users are therefore asked to use more than ordinary care when handling them. The Head of the Library reserves the right to refuse requests for access to items in…

Photographic Collections

Photographic Collections

DNA from the Collections

DNA from the collections

Extraction from a wide phylogentic range of material, as well as from different tissue types (including leaf, flower, bark) and methods of preservation (fresh, silica, herbarium etc.). Assessment of DNA quantity and quality.

Historical Collections

Historical Collections

Collections unite across the UK

Collections unite across the UK

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is proud to be taking part in the 'Towards a National Collection' project, to unearth connections between cultural and heritage collections across the UK.    Towards a National Collection We write as the united…

Plants on Paper: curatorial practice and the decolonization of collections of scientific prints and drawings

Plants on Paper

ABOUT THE PROJECT:  The project is funded by Getty as part of the Paper Project initiative and has the following goals:  Raise awareness of RBGE’s extraordinary art collection - Identify and share relevant key works as case studies to…

Integrated Herbaria & Major Collections

Integrated Herbaria

The Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has a rich history. Originally founded from the Herbarium of the University of Edinburgh and the Botanical Society of Scotland, there then followed the incorporation of many large, historically…

Go ahead for plans to safeguard the priceless collections of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Go ahead for plans to safeguard the priceless collections of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Go ahead for plans to safeguard the priceless collections of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has won the backing of city councillors to proceed with an ambitious £70m initiative to safeguard Scotland’s…