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The Greenhouse Projects

Greenhouse and Cabinet of Future Fossils by Jenny Sabin

A Paper Garden by Aaron Cromie, Mary Tuomanen and Genevieve Perrier

Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790-1830




  • This past fall, the APS Museum went green and high-tech. Inspired by issues raised in the exhibition Of Elephants and Roses, The Greenhouse Projects presented five distinct but inter-related projects that featured a futuristic greenhouse, an experimental music installation, a comedy about botany, French cuisine podcasts, and a GPS-guided treasure hunt. Learn more

  • Of Pictures & Specimens: Natural History in Post-Revolutionary and Restoration France, a symposium held at the APS Museum December 1-3, 2011. Click here to watch a webcast of the symposium. Learn more

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