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Van Gogh's Flowers at the New York Botanical Garden
Part four: Miscellany
Media preview on Tuesday, 20 May 2025,
Opening to the public on 24 May 2025
I'm off! Today I will be at the New York Botanical Garden for the media preview of Van Gogh's Flowers. Perfect weather. Crummy traffic. Well worth the drive. installations in the conservatory and out on the grounds . . . so much to see.
image courtesy the New York Botanical Garden
Whatever expectations I might have had for the Van Gogh Flowers exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden, the actuality was more even impressive. Major exhibitions are planned several years in advance, with interdisciplinary collaboration by NYBG's horticultural, exhibitions, programming, and other teams. And by now their act is well organized. Which you can easily discern, looking at the artful sunflowers, iris, and color and combination. But wait, because there is more!
Near the Shop in the garden. A palette for painting. Suitable for a giant. Which van Gogh was in talent.
The Artists Garden Opening Weekend Events will offer engaging, interactive experiences such as “Plein Air Drop-In and Paint.” These sessions allow visitors to paint in the gardens, guided by a visiting artist, and inspired by the living collections. Materials will be provided, but you can also bring your own.
However, today is the media preview. And we are provided with a foretaste of what visitors will have as an opportunity.
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There's a stack of basic watercolor paintboxes. An artist at work. Her assistant offers us the chance to participate.
What will inspire your artistic efforts? Well, it is late May. And near the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
is the Matelich Anniversary Peony Collection, planted in 2016 in celebration of the Garden's 125th anniversary.
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The diversity of peonies should stir your creative juices. Come summer, look to the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden.
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But today, it is the quiet ambiance of the garden, soft breeze in the trees
and the lush greenery of spring plus its flowers that inspires these men.
Van Gogh believed that that nature provided inspiration and that painting was a way to connect with the world and express one's emotions. Van Gogh's sunflowers were more than just a subject matter; they represent his emotional connection to nature, his fascination with color, and his artistic vision.
If you enjoyed this entry, perhaps you'll also enjoy Part One: van Gogh's sunflowers
Part Two: van Gogh's irises and also Part three: Color and Combination
And then, having attracted your attention, I hope you decide to come see and enjoy it for yourself.
The upcoming exhibition for Van Gogh’s Flowers will run from May 24 through October 26, 2025. Visitors will revel in the beauty of the natural world that inspired Vincent van Gogh, one of the world’s most revered artists. You’ve seen the paintings, now see them come to life at the Garden. NYBG will present botanical displays along with contemporary art by Lee Baker and Catherine Borowski of Graphic Rewilding, sculptor Amie Jacobsen, and immersive artist Cyril Lancelin, including a field of real and sculptural sunflowers in which visitors can wander through a sea of yellow blooms. Complementary daytime programming on select dates during Van Gogh’s Flowers will offer engaging, interactive experiences, such as “Plein Air Drop-In and Paint,” that spark NYBG visitors’ creativity, offer respite from City life, and inspire them to see nature as Van Gogh did.
Tickets may be purchased at ticketingsupport@nybg.org or telephone 718.817.8716, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
An All-Garden Pass provides daytime entry to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, NYBG's outdoor gardens and collections, and public programs on the day of your visit.
If you have any comments or questions, you can e-mail me: jgglatt@gmail.com
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