National Bonsai And Penjing Museum

Seeing the late fall foliage was beautiful but seeing the varied and beautiful collection of bonsai and penching chinese bonsai indoors was amazing and a great way to escape the cold.
National bonsai and penjing museum. Together we promote the art of bonsai penjing and related art forms to visitors through masterpiece displays and educational programs while fostering intercultural friendship and understanding. National bonsai penjing museum a free and public museum located on the grounds of the u s. National bonsai penjing museum. Leave a comment 28 april 2019.
The national bonsai foundation in partnership with the u s. The living artworks of this national collection feature some of the finest miniature trees and forests in the world created by some of australia s leading bonsai and penjing artists. National arboretum in washington dc. The national bonsai and penjing museum has shut down because of covid 19 as have most of the public attractions in d c.
The national aboretum is a true hidden gem amongst other sites in dc. Seeing the capital. The museum opened in 1976 when the nippon japan bonsai association donated 53 bonsai to the people of the united states to commemorate the nation s bicentennial. This amazing horticultural collection includes 150 miniature specimens.
The area s bonsai trees sit in the national bonsai penjing museum which boasts an astounding 300 miniature trees that staff members rotate through the museum s three pavilions and special. The living sculptures of bonsai and penjing are inspired by natural scenes and they change with the seasons like their wild relatives. So if you re looking for bonsai inspiration a walk in the woods is not the same as strolling the museum but it will have to do for now. National arboretum is honored to provide financial programmatic and curatorial support for the u s.
Now more than 200 000 people annually visit the museum s collection of 150 plants located in three pavilion houses. About 80 bonsai and penjing trees and forests are usually on display in a variety of traditional and modern styles with both australian native and exotic trees. The national bonsai museum isn t the most heavily visited museum in washington d c but it might be the most unique.