

Useful Information
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Event dates
06 August 2021 - 31 December 2024
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Price
FREE
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Location
Start at Oak Lawn Gate (formerly Gate F), Melbourne Gardens
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Duration
50 mins
Flora and the Baron
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller - eccentric outsider, global scientific powerhouse and the Botanic Gardens’ first director - has a tale to tell.
Banished from his beloved Gardens for the last twenty years of his life in self-imposed exile, he re-enters the Gardens as a ghost, revelling in his scientific legacy and the powerful beauty of the plants around us. But he is also deeply challenged; the environmental havoc produced from his own actions, like introducing blackberries, and the impact of the colonial scientific era leave him saddened and hollow.
He challenges us to not make the same mistake of being caught in a world of power and knowledge, but to widen our gaze and ponder the future that we are in the process of creating. This audio tour features history, humour, warmth and eccentric charm set to a soundtrack evoking past, present and future.
Start from Oak Lawn Gate (formerly Gate F) and use your smartphone and headphones to listen to this audio tour. For further information about the audio tour or to listen online now click here.
Flora and the Baron is a part of the National Sustainable Living Festival.
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