Australia LandscapeKew at the
British Museum
21 April – 16 October 2011
Museum forecourt
Free
Part of the Australian season
Supported by
Experience an Australian landscape in the heart of London with the fourth landscape on the Museum’s forecourt created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Open daily, free
10.00–17.30 every day, Fridays until 20.30.
Talks, workshops, lectures and films exploring Australia. See the full programme
Banksia marginata. Photo: Andrew McRobb, Tasmania 2005. © Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Videos about the landscape
See what happened during the build and hear why the British Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, decided to create an Australian landscape in the forecourt of the British Museum.
Watch a timelapse video recording the creation
of the landscape. Watch now
Watch the build on Flickr
This photo album charts the development of the Australia Landscape from the research stage to the installation and throughout its opening.
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The landscape starts to take shape
Steve Ruddy and Richard Wilford – 19 April 2011
As the plants start to form a framework, the rockwork nears completion. Read more