Open House Festival

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Kew

Discover Kew’s rich heritage through three remarkable landmarks. Kew House, a striking contemporary home, reveals innovative modern design in a historic setting. At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – Herbarium, explore one of the world’s greatest collections of preserved plants, central to global botanical research. Just across Kew Green stands St Anne’s Church, with over 300 years of history and strong royal connections.

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Kew House

residence

A family home renown for it's quality of space and light, set around a courtyard and formed from two gabled Corten steel buildings connected by a glazed link. The basement gallery will be showing Art Form, an exhibition on the engineering of 50 major artworks by Price & Myers.

Piercy & Company, 2014

The Herbarium is a hidden, scientific treasure located on Kew Green, usually only open to visiting researchers since it was first established in 1852. It houses almost seven million preserved botanical specimens, and one of the largest botanical library, art, and archives collections in the world. The complex of historic and modern buildings will be open with guided tours and displays.

, 1750

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St Anne's Church, Kew Green

religious

St Anne's Church, Kew Green was consecrated in 1714. Built with the support of Queen Anne it has been a place of worship for the Royal Families over the centuries. The original 'chapel' has been extended many times and the church is now a little known gem in South West London with a fascinating past.

Unknown, 1714