Botanical drawing workshop

Name: Atelier dessin botanique
Start: 2023-09-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Bibliothèque de la Société nationale d'Horticulture de France

Come and draw inspiration from the library’s heritage, exhibited works and seasonal fruits. You will be guided by the artist Élisabeth Vitou, President of the Fine Arts section of…

Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 13h00Passé

Get inspired by the library’s heritage, exhibits and seasonal fruits to draw. You will be guided by the artist Elisabeth Vitou, President of the Fine Arts section of the French National Horticultural Society: https://www.snhf.org/beaux-arts
This drawing workshop is free between 1 pm and 6 pm, from beginner to advanced level. You can bring your papers and pencils if you want to work with a particular material.
You can also take advantage of the afternoon to discover the library’s exhibition and participate in cyanotype workshops.

À propos du lieu

Bibliothèque de la Société nationale d'Horticulture de France

84 rue grenelle 75007 Paris

Île-de-France

The library of the SNHF, created in 1828, is today one of the first horticultural documentary collections in France. It covers a wide range of topics such as professional horticulture and amateur gardening, landscaping and history of gardens, floral art, botany, history of plants, etc. Its collections include French and foreign works from the 16th century to the present day, general and specialized journals, newsletters from learned societies, archives, herbaria, etc. Access is free and open to all by prior appointment.