Free events in Kew's Archives this January
By: Kiri Ross Jones - 06/01/2012
Join Kew's archivists to hear botanists’ and plant hunters’ stories about their travels and cultural encounters and go behind-the-scenes in the Archives.
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I’m Kiri, the head archivist, and thought I would let you know about some events that we are holding in January, which will offer you the unique chance to see inside our Archives! As part of the national Archives Awareness Campaign, join me and the other archive staff in our reading room to hear botanists’ and plant hunters’ stories about their travels and cultural encounters.
Photograph from an album in the Ridley collection (archive ref: HNR/1/4)
Go behind-the-scenes
You will be able to see original documents relating to figures such as Charles Darwin, Joseph Hooker and John Kirk and hear about their work. The events will also include a behind-the-scenes tour of our Archives and a chance to see some of our treasures. We are holding three sessions and although the first on the 20 January is already fully booked, we still have places available on the 26 and 28 January sessions.
Event details
- Thursday 26 January 18.00 - 19.30
- Saturday 28 January 11.00 - 12.30
The events are free and open to all, but places are limited and booking is essential.
To book a place, please e-mail archives@kew.org.
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