Join BBG on a trip to Boston where we will have two private tours at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This trip includes a boxed lunch in between tours. *The registration below includes the transport fee. Please email jpatton@berkshirebotanical.org if you do not need/want to take the bus.

Experience the enchanted world of plants in the verdant Courtyard at the Gardner Museum, view the Monks Garden designed by Michael Valkenburgh Associates, and discuss botanical imagery embedded throughout Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection. A private tour will take place at 11:30 a.m.

Next, view the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, better known as the “Glass Flowers” at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. This unique collection was made by Leopold (1822-1895) and Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939), a father-and-son team of Czech glass artists. From 1886 through 1936, the Blaschkas produced 4,300 glass models that represent 780 plant species. The newly configured gallery space and scientific interpretation showcase the ongoing scientific relevance of the collection and enrich the visitors’ experience of the models. A private tour of the installation will take place at 2:45 p.m.