From Plant Press, Vol. 4, No. 2 from April 2001.
A new exhibition of pre-Linnaean and Linnaean works opened at the National Museum of Natural History on 30 March as part of the first Smithsonian Botanical Symposium. Some of the most treasured historical botanical works are being exhibited along with those by Linnaeus himself. "Leafing Through History: Discovering the Roots of Plant Classification" is on exhibit through May.
The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, the Dibner Library of the Smithsonian Institution and the Dumbarton Oaks Library in Georgetown are providing the materials for this exhibition. The exhibit was curated by Charlotte Tancin (Hunt Institute) and Alain Touwaide (University of Oklahoma) with curatorial coordination by Dan Nicolson. The staff of the National Museum of Natural History's Office of Special Exhibits produced the exhibit, project coordinator Joe Madiera, writer Sarah Grusin, and designer Tom Thill.
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