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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Marking Sixth Edition of Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition Series, Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light Showcases Nature-Inspired Works by Two Iconic Contemporary Artists in Garden Setting for First Time This winter, Marie Selby...
Bougainvillea are familiar to us as common thorny shrubs, vines, or trees bearing colorful papery “flowers” which are in fact modified leaves or bracts enclosing three simple waxy true flowers that are normally white or off-white in color. They are members of the...
SARASOTA, Fla., November 5, 2020 – Lights in Bloom®: An Open-air Holiday Light Show returns to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus beginning December 12, 2020. In 2019, this family-friendly experience was selected for inclusion in USA Today’s Top...
SARASOTA, Fla., October 19, 2020 – In further efforts to ensure a sustainable future, Wendy Deming, chief operating officer recently signed a ten-year employment contract. Deming joined Selby Gardens in July 2018 and the contract extends her appointment for the next...
SARASOTA, Fla., October 13, 2020 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens today announced new organization-wide goals to increase diversity and inclusion in all areas of its work. A statement developed by Selby Gardens’ Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce will guide the effort...
SARASOTA, Fla. – In his late career, Roy Lichtenstein’s famed primary colors and comic book imagery gave way to subtler explorations of color, light and materials. However, his interest in reinterpreting the work of celebrated artists remained. In a new indoor and...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Selby Gardens) is pleased to announce updates to the summer exhibition schedule at the Downtown Sarasota campus. Selby Gardens will extend Salvador Dali: Gardens of the Mind through July 26, 2020. The exhibition features the bold...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Selby Gardens) is collaborating with the New York Botanical Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden, Denver Botanic Garden, and Desert Botanical Garden to expand New York Botanical Garden’s pioneering EcoFlora Project. A grant from the Institute...
SARASOTA, Fla., April 17, 2020 – The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Board of Trustees today is pleased to announce that Historic Spanish Point will be joining its organization as a companion campus as of May 1, 2020. Combining two nonprofits with similar missions,...
SARASOTA, Fla., January 26, 2020 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens today released details of a new compromise Master Site Plan, including a number of significant changes made to address concerns. After more than 40 hours of public input at hearings last fall and, more...