Explore the powerful relationships between childhood, childcare and the natural world.
Through contemporary art, photography, archival material and historic objects, this exhibition reveals how nature can offer freedom, imagination and belonging and asks what happens when access to it is unequal. Setting histories of childhood and perspectives from young people today alongside artistic explorations of children’s encounters with nature, Where We Grow invites visitors to consider what we need from the places where we play, live and learn.
From 18th-century seed lists and the botanical motifs woven throughout the museum’s extraordinary Rococo Court Room Gallery, to contemporary artworks by Joy Gregory, Andy Holden, Jade de Montserrat, Mark Neville, Quentin Blake, Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, the exhibition traces changing ideas about what children need to flourish – and who gets to decide.
Entry to the exhibition is included with the museum ticket. Visitors can return for free within a year of their initial visit with an Annual Pass.
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