New at Kew

This item appears on page 89 of the April 2008 issue.

Opening April 19, 2008, in Greater London at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew (Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK; phone 02 8332 5655, www.kew.org), the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art will be the first of its kind open to the public year-round.

Works from Sherwood’s collection of more than 200 contemporary artists, together with a selection from Kew’s 200,000 items of historical botanical art, will be on display.

Dr. Sherwood, herself a preeminent botanical artist, will have a selection of her plant illustrations on display in the Link Gallery, between the new building and the Marianne North Gallery. 

Entry with admission to Kew. £13 (near $26) adult, £12 senior. Open daily (except Dec. 24-25) 9:30-5:30.