Hunt Institute specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation. To this end, the Institute acquires and maintains authoritative collections of books, plant images, manuscripts, portraits and data files, and provides publications and other modes of information service. The Institute meets the reference needs of botanists, biologists, historians, conservationists, librarians, bibliographers and the public at large, especially those concerned with any aspect of the North American flora. Learn more
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Order from Chaos: Linnaeus Disposes
Linnaeus devised comprehensive, consistent schemes for classifying and describing plants and animals and for assigning two-word scientific names to all species, thus laying the foundations of modern biological taxonomy. In this online exhibition pages of manuscripts, plant portraits, portraits of botanists and rare books from the Institute's Archives, Art Department and Library, including the Strandell Collection of Linnaeana, highlight the achievements of Linnaeus in the broader context of botany over two millennia.
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Curtis’s Botanical Magazine wrappers
We have photographed all of the printed text on the 405 individual wrappers, along with 45 printed inserts. A finding aid for this collection with PDFs of the individual wrappers is available online.
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The Art and Science of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero
16 September–17 December 2025This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary life and work of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero, Costa Rican botanist, artist and educator.
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