This Garden of Ours at Manchester Museum

Name: This Garden of Ours at Manchester Museum
Start: 2019-10-04T10:00:00
End: 2019-11-01T17:00:00
Location: Manchester Museum

Creative Tourist Last Updated 19 September 2019

This Garden of Ours at Manchester Museum, Manchester 4 October — 1 November 2019 Entrance is free — Visit now

A collaborative art project researching global horticulture, This Garden of Ours explores stories and links between the migration of plants and humans across the planet. Using a range of techniques, artists have added their own stories to the histories of the plants. The installation is made from handmade pottery, self-portrait photography and other interpretations, which create a garden of Eden that we all desire.

With a celebratory opening event, talks, an opportunity to meet the artists and family activities, there are lots of ways
you can find out more.

This garden is ours. Welcome.

Part of Journeys Festival International Manchester.

This Garden of Ours at Manchester Museum, Manchester 4 October — 1 November 2019 Entrance is free Visit now

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