Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women
Orquídeas: Historias ocultas de mujeres pioneras
Barrier-breaking botanists. Cutting-edge conservationists. Inspired illustrators. Women have played many roles in the quest to discover, document, and conserve orchids.
Botánicas que rompieron barreras. Ecologistas de avanzada. Ilustradoras geniales. Las mujeres han desempeñado muchos roles en la gesta de descubrir, documentar y conservar las orquídeas.
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January 29 – April 24, 2022
Women of Orchid History
Mujeres de la historia de las orquídeas
Melissa McCormick
Smithsonian ScientistCientífica del Smithsonian
Edith Coleman
Pollination PioneerPionera de la polinización
Georgia O’Keefe
American ModernistModernista estadounidense
Mary Vaux Walcott
American Artist and NaturalistLa artista y naturalista
Gu Mei
Poet and PainterPoeta y pintora
Margaret Mee
Rainforest ConservationistEcologista de la selva tropical
Rebecca T. Northen
The Julia Child of OrchidsLa Julia Child de las orquídeas
Sarah Hedean
Living Collections ManagerGerente de colecciones vivas
Watch: Sarah Hedean talking about working with SG orchid collection
Watch: Sarah Hedean talking about working with SG orchid collection
Sarah Drake
Prolific Plant PainterProlífica pintora de plantas
Marianne North
Intrepid ExplorerIntrépida exploradora
Alice Tangerini
Scientific IllustratorIlustradora científica
Helen Gould
Philanthropist and BuilderFilántropa y Constructora
Regina Hughes
Unstoppable IllustratorIlustradora imparable
Hanna Bogna Margońska
Trailblazing TaxonomistTaxónoma de vanguardia
Debora Moore
Glassblowing SculptorEscultora de vidrio soplado
Explore The Exhibit
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Explora La Exhibición
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![Ionopsis utricularioides by Blanche Ames](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Fakahatchee-Strand-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 1
Botanical Art and Illustration
Arte e ilustración botánicos
![Rudolfiella aurantiaca by Margaret Mee](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/0303_margaret_mee34-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 2
Botanical Art and Illustration
Arte e ilustración botánicos
![Orchids and Rocks by Gu Mei, 1644](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/269-Section-03-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 3
Art Inspired by Orchids
Arte inspirado por las orquídeas
![Microscopic view of orchid seeds by John O’Neill](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/imseed_nc2011_AKVIS-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 4
The Science of Orchids
La ciencia de las orquídeas
![orchids from the The Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GH10Orchid-200909-HL-01-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 5
Collecting Orchids
Coleccionar orquídeas
![x Laeliocatanthe Bill Holloway ‘Joe Francis’](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2016-0032A-102-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 6
Orchid Hybridization
Hibridación de las orquídeas
![Mary Vaux Walcott](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2004-22992-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 7
Mary Vaux Walcott
Mary Vaux Walcott
![Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924](https://gardens.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/555_02_crop-banner-640x274.jpg)
Exhibit Planter 8
Exhibit Introduction
Introducción a la exposición
Virtual Tour
Tour Virtual
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Te perdiste Orquídeas: Historias Ocultas de Mujeres Pioneras? Haz un recorrido en video del montaje tan maravilloso.
Behind The Scenes
Detrás de Escena
Planning the Orchid Exhibit: Making an Idea Bloom
Planeación de la Exhibición de Orquídeas: Haciendo Florecer una Idea
Inside Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse
Al interior de los invernaderos de los Jardines Smithsonian