Bridgeman Images is honoured to announce its representation of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, an internationally respected scientific and horticultural institution.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a world-famous scientific and horticultural institution and conservation charity, whose mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. It is internationally respected for its outstanding collections, horticultural and scientific expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the globe. Dating back to 1759, Kew Gardens has a rich history and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2003. Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex is home to the Millennium Seed Bank, the largest wild plant seed bank in the world and a safeguard against the disastrous effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.
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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, offers unique photographic and botanic art collections, historic archives and contemporary photography. They hold an extensive range of botanic subjects from their collections: plant portraits from their Living Collections and items from their Herbarium, Fungarium, the Millennium Seed Bank and Economic Botany Collection, as well as images illustrating Kew’s world-class scientific expertise, the Gardens, their history, botanists and plant explorers. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, holds the unique collection of the intrepid Victorian artist, Marianne North, who travelled the globe creating over 800 plant paintings, all housed in a purpose-built gallery at Kew, showcasing her exquisite observations of countries, landscapes, flora and fauna. It is a treasure trove of artwork all available through Bridgeman Images.
Kew Science is the driving force behind RBG Kew’s mission to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. Over 470 Kew science staff work with partners in more than 100 countries worldwide to halt biodiversity loss, uncover secrets of the natural world, and to conserve and restore the extraordinary diversity of plants and fungi. One of Kew’s greatest international collaborations is the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, which has to date stored more than 2.4 billion seeds of over 40,000 wild species of plants across the globe. In 2023, Kew scientists estimated in the State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report that 3 in 4 undescribed plants globally are already likely threatened with extinction.
Bridgeman Images is proud to present this diverse collection, celebrating The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s world-class collections and rich history dating back to the 18th century.
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