Chicago Botanic Garden

ENJOY YOUR VISIT — Exhibitions

In addition to horticultural displays, the Garden presents a wide variety of exhibitions, including fine photography and an array of artwork. Click here for a map of the Garden's Regenstein Center, where most exhibitions take place.

PHOTO: bookcoverClose: A Journey in Scotland


April 24 – September 26, 2010
Joutras Gallery, Regenstein Center

Take a journey throughout Scotland via the work of more than 30 renowned landscape designers and artists in this inspiring Garden exhibition. Photographer Allan Pollok-Morris spent five years exploring what this small nation has done to champion the role that gardens and land art play in global arts and culture.

The exhibition features more than 250 photographs as well as an accompanying film about the exhibition.

Buy this book at the Garden Shop or online.

Lenhardt Library
Throughout the Year

Visit the Lenhardt Library throughout the year and enjoy its exhibitions, each of which also features a talk. For more information click here.

Wonderland Express
December 1, 2010 – January 2, 2011

Take a magical trip to a winter wonderland exhibition of twinkling lights and holiday beauty at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Outside, 750,000 white lights sparkle and welcome you and your family to the Garden's wonderland. Inside the Regenstein Center, a 10,000-square-foot exhibition of miniature trains winds over bridges, under trestles, past waterfalls, and through dozens of Chicago's favorite landmarks. For more information click here.

 

Partial funding is provided by the Harriet Kay and Harold R. Burnstein Fund for Exhibitions.