Flora borinqueniana: three centuries of botanical illustrations [para LA naturaleza (PLN), an operational unit of the conservation trust of puerto rico, seeks support in the amount of $290,750 from…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $290,750 Project Grant to Para La Naturaleza, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support the exhibition "Flora Borinqueniana: Three Centuries of Botanical Illustrations" from May 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. The exhibition will fuse art, history, science, politics, education and culture to explore how the story of acquiring knowledge about Puerto Rico's natural surroundings informs the modern history of Puerto Rico as a whole. Using botanical illustrations, historic documents and objects from the 18th to 20th centuries, the traveling exhibition will engage the public at venues across Puerto Rico.

Flora borinqueniana: three centuries of botanical illustrations [para LA naturaleza (PLN), an operational unit of the conservation trust of puerto rico, seeks support in the amount of $290,750 from the national endowment for the humanities, public humanities projects program, for the exhibition: flora borinqueniana: three centuries of botanical illustrations. This is an exhibition of traveling nature under the implementation category of the program. Through botanical illustrations, historic documents and objects from the 18TH to the 20TH centuries, the exhibition fuses art, history, science, politics, education and culture to explore how the story of the acquisition of knowledge and understanding about puerto rico?S natural surroundings informs the history of modern puerto rico as a whole.]