The Shirley Sherwood Gallery

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened in 2008, is the first gallery in the world to open year round dedicated solely to botanical art. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew holds one of the world's greatest collections of botanical art, totalling over 200,000 items.

Home to thousands of rare plant species and housing an impressive archive, Kew Gardens is the obvious place to stage the world's first gallery dedicated to botanical art. The stunning Shirley Sherwood Gallery, designed by award-winning architects Walters and Cohen, is climate controlled with managed lighting to ensure that fragile art works aren't damaged while on public display. The extensive collection of over 200,000 items ranges from eighteenth and nineteenth century illustrations to more recent works including those donated by Dr Sherwood - after whom the gallery is named - amassed since 1990. This stunning gallery is a timely addition to Kew's plant life displays - with one quarter of the world's species of flowering plants threatened by extinction in the next fifty years.


VISITORS INFORMATION:

Opening Times:
Daily 9.30am-5.30pm

Travel:
Railway Stations
  Kew Gardens Railway Station (8 minutes)
  Kew Bridge Railway Station (13 minutes)
Underground Stations
  Kew Gardens Tube (11 minutes)
  Gunnersbury Tube (20 minutes)
Car Parks
  Syon House Car Park (25 minutes)
  Old Deer Park (36 minutes)

Pricing:

Address:   
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3AB