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Keg De Souza - Shipping Roots
2023- De Souza
Consequences of bygone deeds reverberating down the centuries are explored in Shipping Roots, an exquisite, insightful and globally relevant new exhibition by Keg de Souza at Inverleith House from Friday, March 24 to Sunday, August 27. Occupying…
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Silent Archive
2024 - Silent Archive
Painful truths, surprising revelations and fresh perspectives on humanity’s complex relationships with the botanical world emerge from our exhibition Silent Archive. International artists reveal RBGE’s archives in new ways, challenging us to…
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Siân Bowen - After Hortus Malabaricus: Sensing and Presencing Rare Plants
2020 - Bowen
Plants have been a ‘currency’ of empires, their collection and distribution having had huge social, cultural and political implications. Marking RBGE’s 350th anniversary, After Hortus Malabaricus: Sensing and Presencing Rare Plants references…
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Rhododendrons: Riddle, Obsession, Threat
2022 - Rhododendrons
Coinciding with the peak flowering period of the RBGE’s unique collection of rhododendrons, Inverleith House emerges from hibernation on 9 April to reveal our significant history of collecting, researching, and cultivating this widely discussed…
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John Chamberlain: Sculptures
2015 - Chamberlain
Inverleith House is delighted to present the very first solo exhibition in a UK public gallery by the great American artist John Chamberlain (1927–2011). Best known for creating vibrantly coloured, dynamic metal sculptures made from salvaged…
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Projects
Projects
Current arts and humanities projects include: Dr Siôn Parkinson, Fragrance in the Fungarium: A Creative Approach to the Olfactory Heritage of Mushrooms, AHRC Early Career Fellowship in Cultural and Heritage Institutions. The Ecology of Diversity.…
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Ecologies of Diversity: Plants, Art, Film
Ecologies of Diversity
Ecologies of Diversity: Plants, Art, Film is a collaboration between Koel Gallery, Karachi, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), and Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Arts and Creative Industries (ENU SACI). This hybrid residency is…
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The Team
The Team
Our Team Dr Olwen Grace, Deputy Head of Science (Collections) Lorna Mitchell, Head of Library Services Dr Siôn Parkinson, AHRC Early Career Research Fellow PhD Students Jack Baker Claire Banks Sarah MacAllister Research Associates Dr…
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Art at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Art at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The commissioning and / or creation of new artworks is a fundamental part of the work of plant taxonomists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to discover, describe and allocate scientific names to all plant species. As a result the RBGE…
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Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Jack Baker. 'Enhancing the Impact of Botanical Collections on Policy for Climate & Conservation Outcomes'. Collaborative Doctoral Partnership between RBGE and the University of Edinburgh, funded by the AHRC. Claire Banks. 'Company…