Royal Botanic Gardens
The Plants+People exhibition and gardens feature many medicinal plants. The Queen's Garden contains medicinal plants native to Britain or introduced before 1700; the great greenhouses protect tropical plants from around the world. The Economic Botany Collection holds a further 15,000 historic materia medica in a reserve store, accessible by appointment. These date from 1850 to the current day.
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Museum Details
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3AB
Tel. 020 8332 5386
Gardens and Plants+People exhibition open seven days a week.
Opening hours vary according to season. Exhibits and greenhouses shut one hour before the Gardens close.
Admission charge; free for children under 17.
The Economic Botany Collection is open to researchers and for group tours, by appointment Monday-Friday. Please email the curator to book a visit.
Other Information
Large library on medicinal plants (by appointment).
Bookshop, art gallery, cafés in Gardens.
DISABLED ACCESS: Wheelchair access to all areas. 
Kew Gardens, Kew Bridge 
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Latest News from the Economic Botany Collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
Monday 14 December 2009 - Plants, empire and exploration: Historic art and artefacts in Kew's Economic Botany Collection. A lecture by Mark Nesbitt, 6pm. £2 on the door. Further details on the Events page.
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