Experience a curator-led tour of Botany of Nations and explore behind-the-scenes in the Botany Collections!

Botany of Nations, a groundbreaking exhibition that provides a new perspective on the legendary Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. Co-curated with Enrique Salmón, PhD, an ethnobotanist and author of IWÍGARA: The Kinship of Plants and People, and developed with contributions from Indigenous cultural historians, Botany of Nations offers a culturally layered view of the plants of North America.

As the oldest herbarium in the Americas, the Philadelphia Herbarium (PH) at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University holds 1.4 million dried plant and fungal specimens dating from the 18th century to the present day. Come learn about the old school and modern ways in which we preserve these incredible plants, from the crafting of a specimen to databasing and even DNA sequencing and see an interesting array of specimens from across the tree of life and through time—including a peek at the Lewis and Clark Herbarium to see plants not featured in the exhibition.

Academy Members, please sign in using the email associated with your valid membership to reserve tickets at the $40 member rate.