Events
March 2020
VIEW ONLINE: Magic among the Trees: A Celebration of Shakespeare in the Arb’s Productions of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Matthaei Botanical Gardens is closed but you can still see the exhibit virtually. Check out the virtual video tour of the exhibit below. For twenty years, Shakespeare in the Arb has been celebrating the beauty of Nichols Arboretum as a backdrop for a multitude of plays by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been performed five times, starting from the first year in 2001, then in 2002, 2005, 2010, 2015, and now in 2020 for Shakespeare in the Arb's…
Find out more »June 2021
Outdoor Exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens: A Garden of Earthy Delights
We've teamed up with the Ann Arbor Potters Guild to present a series of monumental, multi-piece sculptures inspired by nature and in celebration of the Guild's 70th anniversary. The exhibit, "A Garden of Earthy Delights," is located in the Great Lakes Gardens at Matthaei. With our reservation-scheduling system we are reopening the botanical gardens to the public today, July 1. Click here to schedule your visit.The finished sculpture "Pollinators" in the grassland alvar section of the Great Lakes Gardens at…
Find out more »September 2021
Artists Reception: A Garden of Earthy Delights
Meet the Ann Arbor Potters Guild artists who contributed to the exhibition "A Garden of Earthy Delights" and participate in small group tours of the Great Lakes Garden at Matthaei led by representatives of Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Closing remarks will be given at 2:15 and 3:15 by Tom Phardel, who mentored members of the Guild in the creation of the sculptures and Jeri Hollister who envisioned and guided the project. Join the reception outdoors in the Gateway Garden, near the…
Find out more »May 2022
“Time in the Garden” Art Exhibit” Community Art Exhibit
Artworks in a variety of media depicting the relationships between nature, time, and change. 30 artists from across the community. Free admission. Exhibit runs from Saturday May 21 to Sunday June 26 during visitor center hours at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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