News from the National Botanic Gardens | Irish Botany News | Research Projects | Kilmacurragh News
This is a round up of news stories from the National Botanic Gardens. We also run an Irish Botany News page, a Research Projects page and news from the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh.
Exhibition – Stories from the Gardens
https://youtu.be/37x7u0i6-8Q The National Botanic Gardens are delighted to launch Stories from the Gardens a new exhibition from Friday 20th September to Thursday 31st October 2024. This project affords us a unique opportunity to highlight the rich...
2024 Sustainable Christmas Craft Market Applications
Eco Christmas Craft Market, Glasnevin Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December 2024, from 10am to 4pm The application process is now open. Closing Date for Applications Tuesday 1st October. We will be assessing applications with sustainability in mind – eco conscious,...
DigiHerb: Building digital and informatics innovation capacity of regional herbaria in North West Europe
An ambitious herbarium digitisation project, named DigiHerb, has been approved for funding by the Interreg North-West Europe Programme. The National Herbarium in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland (NBG-OPW) is spearheading this initiative in partnership with The...
Artists & Botanic Gardens Creating and Developing Educational Innovation
Artists & Botanic Gardens Creating and Developing Educational Innovation The project ABCDE was an attempt to integrate experiential learning, participatory pedagogy, and artistic actions in botanical gardens to create innovative educational material for primary...
Biodiversity Week 2024
Biodiversity Week 2024 at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin 17th - 26th May BOOKING FOR ALL EVENTS ON EVENTBRITE MAY 18 2:00 PM BIODIVERSITY WALK AND TALK A chance for all the family to learn about biodiversity, how we are losing it, and what we...
Stories from the Gardens. Celebrating National Heritage Week in the National Botanic Gardens
This year the National Botanic Gardens are embarking on an ambitious project for Heritage Week. We hope with the help of visitors to the gardens to produce an exhibition for this year’s Heritage Week theme ‘Routes, Networks and Connections’ entitled ‘Stories from the...
DigiHerb Project Manager Position
Position available on a NWE Interreg project DigiHerb Position: Project Manager Duration: 12 months Location: National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland A project manager position is available immediately for a fixed contract of 12 months on the NWE Interreg funded...
April’s Themed Tour: In the Shadow of Pines
The pine trees of the Botanic Gardens have stood by us all winter long with their Olive green needles and peach coloured scaled bark, promising us that spring would arrive, now that it has we find that other plants grow comfortably beneath their boughs. So why not...
Kids’ Easter Drop By Activities
We are delighted to be starting back to our Kids' Drop by Activities in the Erasmus Children's Garden this Easter. Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or...
National Tree Week at The National Botanic Gardens
Join us in celebrating National Tree Week at the National Botanic Gardens! From Monday March 4th to Sunday March 10th, we have an exciting line-up of events planned: Monday, March 4th: Annual National Tree Week Lecture: "Trees" by Dr Matthew Jebb, Director of...
Plant Science Lecture Series
Wednesday 14th February, Education and Visitor Centre, 3pm How plants are named Matthew Jebb, Director National Botanic Gardens Ireland Plant naming goes back as far as our earliest ancestors, but it was the Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus, who was the first to put...
The Annual Augustine Henry Forestry Lecture: Urban Forestry in Ireland – Planting an Idea by Dr Mark Johnston
The Society of Irish Foresters in association with The National Botanic Gardens presents The Annual Augustine Henry Forestry Lecture Urban Forestry in Ireland - Planting an Idea by Dr Mark Johnston Independent Scholar, Arboriculture, Landscape and Urban Forestry The...