Tradescant Lecture at Garden Museum: 17 Oct 2013

Uncover the hidden history of plant collecting, pirates, and royal patronage behind the Garden Museum's new acquisition, the Portrait Miniature of John Tradescant the younger (supported by the Art Fund), with speakers Jennifer Potter (Author of Strange Blooms the curious lives and adventures of the John Tradescants), and Karen Hearn (former Tate Curator and one of Britain's leading experts in 17th century art).

John Tradescant, and his son, were at the vanguard of a seventeenth-century explosion of curiosity and exploration in gardening and plant collecting, epitomising a new breed of 'curious' gardeners bringing horticultural treasures back to England from the four corners of the globe.

Tickets £10 friends, £15 non-friends, £8 Student/Concession/Art fund Members

Tradescant Lecture with Jennifer Potter and Karen Hearn
17 October 2013
The Garden Museum
More: http://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/page/tradescants-lecture-17-10-13