Author: Kirsty White

Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy

This year is marks the centenary of the death of one of America’s foremost conservationists; the Scots-born John Muir. Still remembered for his understanding of the need to…

Portable Museum of Curiosity – the mystery of the Magellan Daisy and the Whalers

We are very excited to be hosting a unique artwork by Caithness artist Joanne B Kaar in the John Hope Gateway this December. The artwork, which was inspired…

News from the Sylva exhibition

Thank you to everyone who has come to see the Sylva exhibition in the last few weeks, it has been brilliant to see it so well attended.  A…

Sea Flora Exhibition Talk

Join the artist of the Sea Flora exhibition, Sara Dodd and RBGE Plant Specimen Preparer, Kate Eden, for a conversation exploring the rich history of seaweed collecting in…

Sylva: An exhibition celebrating our relationship with trees and forests

Opening on Thursday 17 April, Sylva, the new exhibition at the John Hope Gateway, marks the 350th anniversary of the publication of one of the earliest practical manuals on silviculture,…

Open until 23 March – Naturally: Garvald Artists at the Botanics

Over the past four weeks, the John Hope Gateway has been host to an exhibition created by the artists from the Scottish charity Garvald, which supports adults with…