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Exhibits

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June 2026

Exhibition – Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist

About the Exhibition Travel the world looking through the camera of botanist Sherwin Carlquist. Organized by BRIT Library, this exhibition highlights Carlquist’s powerful observation of nature through his vivid field photographs and field notebooks, revealing Carlquist’s curiosity and observations that reshaped our understanding of the natural world.   Opening Reception: June 4, 2026 Join the...
01 - 02 Jun
FREE
All Day
Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall

Opening Reception – Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist

Opening Reception: June 4, 2026 Join the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Carlquist team and FWBG leadership for brief remarks about BRIT Library’s Sherwin Carlquist Collection and the Carlquist team’s efforts to connect this prolific American botanist’s field work archives to his herbarium specimens at California Botanic Garden. Light refreshments will be provided. About the Exhibition...
04 Jun
FREE
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall

Art in the Garden Tour: Sherwin Carlquist & BRIT Library – June

Peer behind-the-scenes at BRIT Library’s latest art exhibit, “Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist.” Learn more about the people, plants, and places on view through a guided walk-through of the exhibit along with a tour of the imaging studio where the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Carlquist team makes digitization magic happen. Tours...
06 Jun
FREE
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall

Members-Only: Carlquist Collection Exploration

This is a members-only event. Explore the BRIT Library’s Sherwin Carlquist Collection, which documents the mid-20th-century expeditions of botanist Sherwin Carlquist as he collected plants on islands around the world. Members of the Carlquist project team will share his captivating photographs of flora, fauna, people, and landscapes from these journeys. Guests will also be invited...
20 Jun
FREE
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Commons at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
July 2026

Art in the Garden Tour: Sherwin Carlquist & BRIT Library – July

Peer behind-the-scenes at BRIT Library’s latest art exhibit, “Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist.” Learn more about the people, plants, and places on view through a guided walk-through of the exhibit along with a tour of the imaging studio where the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Carlquist team makes digitization magic happen. Tours...
04 Jul
FREE
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall
August 2026

Art in the Garden Tour: Sherwin Carlquist & BRIT Library – August

Peer behind-the-scenes at BRIT Library’s latest art exhibit, “Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist.” Learn more about the people, plants, and places on view through a guided walk-through of the exhibit along with a tour of the imaging studio where the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Carlquist team makes digitization magic happen. Tours...
01 Aug
FREE
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall
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