Inside the Wardian Cases

Our Wardian Cases are full of living specimens based on plants that were transported on board the SS Great Britain during the 1800s. Click on the links below to discover what’s inside each case…

Community Case

To celebrate our year of botany we worked with schools and families across Bristol to create a community art piece within one of our Wardian Cases.
Open Case

Inbound

Outbound

See the Wardian Cases

Step aboard to see our living exhibits on the ship’s weather deck.
Book Tickets

What’s a Wardian Case?

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