Queens Botanical Garden Visitor Center
Queens botanical garden s rose gala home 2020 honors pat shanley joyce edward morrill and fred gerber.
Queens botanical garden visitor center. The new visitor administration center is a built extension of the garden s mission. We re open tuesday sunday 8am 6pm. As our schedule may adjust over time please check our website for the latest on hours of operation and our health and safety guidelines before visiting.
Queens botanical garden board of trustees welcomes new members. Queens botanical garden visitor administration center. March 2 2016 anne tan detchkov.
The queens botanical garden is located on 39 acres of land owned by new york city the legacy of the 1939 and 1964 world s fairs. The visitor and administration center includes a reception area an auditorium a garden store gallery space meeting rooms administrative offices and a mechanical. The queens botanical garden is a nexus of botanical and cultural exploration for the most ethnically diverse neighborhood in the united states queens county.
The greenroof at the queens botanical garden covers the underground helen m. It is open to the public and admission is free. To demonstrate environmental stewardship while celebrating the cultural connections between people.
Maimonides medical center gateway. The 20 000 square foot visitor center was conceived as a new threshold between the city and brooklyn botanic garden bbc that transitions from an architectural presence at the street to a. Down to earth farmers market.
The decade long 22 million capital improvement program of the queens botanical garden visitor and administration center had their grand opening on the weekend of september 29 and 30 2007. Today the garden s mission to connect new yorkers with nature remains central but when visitors enter via the brand new visitor center it s fitting that they will pass through a modern innovative space that reflects the ways the garden itself has evolved in that time. A century ago bbg s first visitors passed through simple gated entrances to an idyllic retreat within.