Plants
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Illuminating Forms: Shedding Light on Endangered Species
Published09/26/2019 , By Gretchen Zampogna
As part of the Bell Museum’s 2019-20 resident artist cohort, sculpture and fiber artist Anna Cerelia Battistini toured our collections and galleries to discover ways of connecting her art to our scientific specimens and other offerings. -
Meet Tim Whitfeld
Published08/29/2019 , By Gretchen Zampogna
Tim Whitfeld, who became collections manager for the herbarium on June 1, grew up in a rural area of the United Kingdom. He spent his childhood hiking the footpaths that crisscross the countryside—and fishing. “I think being out in nature was what piqued my interest [in natural history]. I also… -
Wicked Plants of Minnesota
Published , By Tim Whitfeld
Ahead of our Wicked Plants exhibit, opening September 21, we checked in with Tim Whitfeld at the herbarium to find out which plants he considers the wickedest around. The photos are courtesy of the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas. Here are his top three: