Powerful and uplifting, Beauty Rich and Rare, reaches out across 250 years to carry today’s audience through the light, colour and feeling of the HMB Endeavour’s journey; one which was as innovative then as space exploration is today.
We look forward to discussing available and future exhibitions for touring.
Touching on celestial navigation and astronomy, the story leads magically through Tahiti and New Zealand toward Australian shores, and the crew’s first encounter with Australia’s Indigenous peoples.
Gorgeous imagery illustrates the wonder and excitement of Joseph Banks and his team as they made the first European collection and recording of Australia’s unique marsupials, plants, birds, reptiles, marine life and insects.
“At a time of great uncertainty and changing climates,
Beauty Rich and Rare reminds us of how glorious our planet still is, filled with wonders known and yet to be discovered”,
MIKE LAWRENCE
Assistant Director for Exhibitions
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History