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SUMMARY:'Botanic Images' exhibition
DESCRIPTION:A unique collection of botanic art and photographic works donated to the Gardens by the Friends of the ANBG. \nThe exhibition will be opened by Dr Judy West AO at 5:00 for 5:30pm Friday 3 November 2023.\n		Members of the Friends are invited to the opening and may bring a guest. Refreshments will be provided.\n		RSVP 27 October 2023 to botanicart@friendsanbg.org.au. \nThe exhibition showcases the talents of the Botanic Art Group and the Photographic Group in depicting botany. These Friends groups have been popular for over a decade and continue to thrive by encouraging members develop their skills and passion for flora and fauna. \nThe Visitor Centre Gallery is open 9:30-4:30 every day. \n  \n  \nThe image at right shows the latest additions to the Gardens permanent collection. Hakea laurina by Jacqui Gillilands and Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet Blaze’ by Annette Dahler were presented by Friends President Neville Page and Vice-President Linda Beveridge to Acting Executive Director Anthony Whalen\, 2023 (photo: Steven Playford)
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SUMMARY:Emeritus Professor Libby Robin ‘What Birdo is that? Birds and the humans who love them’
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nLibby explores the interplay between knowing about birds and caring about their future. Bird-people are motivated in different ways\, but they all love birds. For many\, birds are a way they understand the more-than-human world. Birds and their people can be funny\, intriguing and surprising. Her talk tells some of the back-stories from across centuries. It builds to a crescendo in the 21st century where global warming and biodiversity loss have become existential threats to life on Earth. \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CJTZB \nBiography\nEmeritus Professor Libby Robin FAHA is an historian of science and environmental ideas. She is Emeritus Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University\, independent writer and Curator-at-Large\, focusing on museums and global change. \nCareer highlights include Visiting Fellow\, Oslo School of Environmental Humanities\, University of Oslo (2022– )\, Guest Professor at  the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)\, Stockholm in the Division of History of Science and Technology (2011-2014; affiliated professor (2015-2017) and Senior Fellow in the National Museum of Australia’s Research Centre (2007-2015). Libby has published widely in the history of science\, international and comparative environmental history\, museum studies and the ecological humanities. She has won national and international prizes in History (How a Continent Created a Nation)\, in Zoology (Boom and Bust)\, and in literature (Flight of the Emu\, The Future of Nature). \nShe was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities in 2013. \nLibby Robin is also an independent non-fiction writer and prize-winning author whose work explores museums and environmental ideas. She works with museums in Australia\, Germany\, Estonia and Norway. Her books include The Flight of the Emu (2001)\, How a Continent Created a Nation (2007) and The Environment: A History of the Idea (2018). Libby’s new book What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People was released on 30 May 2023. \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development\, and thank all those who have donated.  \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the 6th October until the Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CJTZB \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au. \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly.
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