The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History’s day trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden & Brooklyn Museum, NYC will take place on Saturday, July 12. The bus will leave Storrs at 8 am and have a second pick-up in Cromwell at 8:45 am. The bus will depart Brooklyn for Connecticut at 5 pm.
Founded in 1910, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden today represents the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display and over 10,000 taxa of plants can be found within its 52 acres. Gardens Within the Garden include the Cherry Esplanade, Children’s Garden, Fragrance Garden, Herb Garden, Lily Pool Terrace, Native Flora Garden, and Rock Garden to name a few. The conservatory contains the Aquatic House, Desert Pavilion, Tropical Pavilion, Warm Temperate Pavilion, and renowned Bonsai Tree Museum.
Adjacent to the Botanic Garden you will find the Brooklyn Museum, one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country. Its world-renowned permanent collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represent a wide range of cultures from across the globe.
The bus will leave Storrs at 8 am and make a second pick-up in Cromwell at 8:45 am. The bus will depart Brooklyn for UConn at 5 pm. Please arrive and be prepared to board the bus prior to departure times. Advance registration required: Bus Fee $45 ($35 for Museum members). To get a registration form, call the Museum at 860.486.4460 or visit http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar.html. Admission to the Museum and Botanic Garden are not included and should be paid at the door. Both offer a discounted “Art and Garden Ticket” to visit both venues. For a preview, and prices for admission packages, visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden website at http://www.bbg.org and the Brooklyn Museum website at http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php.
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.
For more information, contact: Natural History Museum at 860.486.4460