Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at New York Botanical Garden

A giant rabbit greets guests at the New York Botanical Garden, like in the book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll. But this is not a white rabbit from his well-known children’s story; rather, it’s a nearly 12-foot-tall green rabbit made of plants.
“It’s exciting,” said Noelle Compton, a fan of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” who came to see the exhibition with her twin boys.
“This rabbit is sort of our call to visitors to ‘fall down the rabbit hole’ with us, come fall into Wonderland and encounter some sort of magical things across the grounds,” said Michaela Wright, Director of Exhibitions, Content and Interpretation at New York Botanical Garden. “We were looking at ‘Alice in Wonderland’ as sort of a prompt for curiosity and a way of understanding the natural world.”
This Alice-themed show was 10 years in the making. And the exhibitions are spread across the Botanical Garden: outdoors and indoors.
Visitors can head down a recreation of the rabbit hole at the conservatory and encounter unique plants such as Victoria amazonica water lilies, which Lewis Carroll might have seen at Oxford Botanical Garden.
Diane Drugee was celebrating her 93rd birthday with a visit to the garden with her daughter-in-law.
“I had never seen this and I'm as old as I am. The time is running out for trips like this. So here we are.” Drugee, who worked as a school teacher for 38 years, said this exhibit was great for school trips.
“We are always studying Alice in Wonderland, even the seniors. You know, we go back and read some of the great literature. So this certainly is God bless Lewis Carroll. God bless his heart.”
Inside the Mertz library, there is a display of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” books published in multiple languages. Since its first publication in 1865, the book has been translated into more than 170 different languages.
And outside, across from the rose garden, visitors can enjoy a display titled “White Chess Sets” by artist and peace activist Yoko Ono. The all-white chess board with all-white pieces symbolizes the futility of war.
The exhibition "WONDERLAND: CURIOUS NATURE" runs through Oct. 27, 2024. - Report from Reuters
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