Hello from the New Head Curator of Natural History Collections
August 7, 2020
Jennifer Ackerfield
Greetings from the new head curator of natural history collections, Jennifer Ackerfield (me!). Although I am new to the Gardens, I have been studying the flora of Colorado for over 20 years. Many of
Living in the Limelight
July 29, 2020
Margo Yousse
Thanks to funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Award ID: MA-30-18-0410-18), all of Denver Botanic Gardens’ natural history collections have been safely moved into their new home
Home Is Where the History Is
July 13, 2020
Stephanie White
While the Freyer – Newman Center has yet to open to the public, we have been diligently working behind closed doors to transfer non-living collections to their new homes in the Center. These
Imaging the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi
March 3, 2020
Rick Levy
In early 2019, the Freyer — Newman Center for Science, Art and Education was nothing but a deep hole in the ground, and the reality of moving the entirety of our natural history collections still felt