WilliamMcKeown (1962 - 2011)

2012 - McKeown

We all look at it as we wake up, and again as we leave our homes in the morning, throughout the day and before we go to sleep; our eyes have evolved to sense it acutely and green plants harness its energy, mostly in the blue and red regions of the…

Keith Farquhar - New Work

2005 - Farquhar

Keith Farquhar: installation view, "New Work", Inverleith House, 2006.   This was the first time Keith Farquhar's and Mark Leckey's work had been exhibited together. Their interests are rooted in popular culture, and whilst Farquhar…

Helen Bennett

Helen Bennett

A curator and historian by profession, since 2011, I have been engaging as a volunteer with the rich historical collections in the RBGE Archive. My focus has been previously uncatalogued collections of photographic images, all pre-1950 and mainly…

Project updates: Edinburgh Biomes

Project updates: Edinburgh Biomes

Artist Collaborations

Artist Collaborations

The herbarium regularly welcomes artists in to work with the collections. A wide variety of work results from these collaborations, with pieces that are inspired by the natural forms found within our collections. Some recent collaborations have…

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2020

Call for Entries 2020

The creation of the Florilegium is a wonderful opportunity for artists around the world to create works featuring or inspired by plants from their country that are also associated with RBGE, one of the world’s leading Botanic Gardens. There is also…

Artists in the Florilegium

Artists in the Florilegium

Contemporary Illustrations Collection

Contemporary Illustrations Collection

People's Postcode Lottery: Celebrating Our Partnership Since 2011

People's Postcode Lottery: Celebrating Our Partnership Since 2011

Thank you to players of People’s Postcode Lottery for helping us adapt in 2020 Thank you so much for helping us adapt and rise to the challenges of 2020. We are immensely grateful for the support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, and have…

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