Mark Dion was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1961. He received a BFA (1986) and an honorary doctorate (2003) from the University of Hartford, School of Art, Connecticut. Dion’s work examines ...

Previously, the database could only be accessed by a few botanical garden staff. An IMLS grant was also used to improve storage for the garden’s extensive herbarium. The grant, awarded in 2014, funded ...

The history of our herbarium dates back to late 18th century. At that time, the first collections formed a part of a “Naturalie Cabinet” that belonged to the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in ...