Flora: Plants in Roman Life
This is a historic exhibition. It is no longer available to visit and this page is only retained as a record of the previous event. For current and future exhibitions, visit our What's On page.
How the Romans used plants and flowers
Dates
Until 29 September 2024 (historic exhibition)
About the exhibition
The Romans not only used plants for food, medicine, and dyeing, but also in religious ceremonies and as decoration. They wore wreaths of flowers and leaves during dinner parties, and decorated buildings and military standards during annual Rose Festivals.
This exhibition explores the importance and everyday use of plants in Roman life. Look out for the Leaf Alert labels around the museum highlighting objects with plant or flower decoration.
