Pressed, Painted, Preserved: The Art and Science of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Plant Collections

Oct. 10-Jan. 31, 2026

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The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is home to archives of plants: living, preserved, and artistically rendered on the page. Explore the intersection of science and art through three plant collections: the living plants growing in the gardens, the pressed plant specimens of the herbarium, and the Flora and Fauna Illustrata collection of botanical art. Each collection serves a vital role in preserving the future of biodiversity – the variety of life – in Minnesota and beyond.

Cost: Included with general daily admission, which is free for members and ages 15 and younger and $20-$25 for non-members ages 16 and older. Indigenous peoples receive waived general daily admission to the Arboretum when making a reservation by calling 612-301-6775.