Useful Information

  • Event date

    15 August 2024

  • Price

    FREE

    Bookings essential

  • Location

    Meet at Mueller Hall, Oak Lawn Gate

    Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

  • Duration

    1 hr

  • Session Times

    6:30pm

  • Accessibility

    This event takes place indoors. Accessible entry is available, please inform our friendly team if you have access requirements.

Botanical Time Capsules

Documenting biodiversity through time.

Join Alison Vaughan, Manager Collections, for a rare chance to deep dive into the history of the 1.5 million preserved specimens housed in the National Herbarium of Victoria.

Documenting the presence of a plant, algae or fungus at a particular place and time, each specimen is a botanical time capsule that helps us understand past and present biodiversity. They allow us to track how plants, algae and fungi respond to environmental changes, helping inform the conservation work that supports species survival.

Presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria as part of the 'Survive & Thrive' program for National Science Week, supported by the Inspiring Victoria program.

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