About

Our Mission

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment.

Mission & Reports

History

an old black and white photo of people admiring two rows of cherry trees

Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded in 1910. Learn more about the Garden's history and see photos from its archives.

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The Land of the Lenape

A dense copse of trees in the golden foliage of autumn with a distant glimpse of a Victorian glass conservatory

Brooklyn Botanic Garden occupies part of the unceded homeland of the Lenape people. We acknowledge today’s Lenape communities. Informed by their knowledge, we seek to educate ourselves and the public in ways that challenge the dominant colonial worldview of science, botany, and horticulture.

Land Acknowledgement