I'm hoping to see this exhibit next year:
Location: First Floor, Special Exhibits Gallery
Opens January 26, 2013 - April 21, 2013
Want to stroll through a tropical rainforest on a cold winters’ day? Drink in a fragrant orchid? The 2013 orchid exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Orchids of Latin America, will explore the rich crossroads where orchid botany, horticulture, and Latin American cultures meet. Featuring orchids from the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection, the exhibit looks at the importance of orchids in Latin American folklore and cultural traditions, explores how that region is a hotbed for scientific research on orchid biology and evolution, and highlights conservation efforts to preserve them and their habitats for future generations.
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