Auckland Botanic Gardens
Auckland, November 2025
Tangled Roots: How Grasses Shaped Our World
Step into a story that stretches from the ancient grasslands to the lawns beneath your feet.
Through history, ecology, art and play, discover how wheat, rice, maize, and sugar fuelled civilisations; how grasslands gave rise to horses, antelopes and early humans; and how this deep entanglement continues today in everything from cuisine to sport.
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Come see how grasses trulyan from Pasifika specialists. Discover printed material, artwork and soundscapes that celebrate the enduring presence of measina in Aotearoa.
- Auckland Botanic Gardens
︎ Exhibition design by BAD FORM
︎ Graphic design by Georgia Sigglekow
︎ Exhibition delivered by Auckland Botanic Gardens
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Auckland, November 2025
Tangled Roots: How Grasses Shaped Our World
Step into a story that stretches from the ancient grasslands to the lawns beneath your feet.
Through history, ecology, art and play, discover how wheat, rice, maize, and sugar fuelled civilisations; how grasslands gave rise to horses, antelopes and early humans; and how this deep entanglement continues today in everything from cuisine to sport.
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Come see how grasses trulyan from Pasifika specialists. Discover printed material, artwork and soundscapes that celebrate the enduring presence of measina in Aotearoa.
- Auckland Botanic Gardens
︎ Exhibition design by BAD FORM
︎ Graphic design by Georgia Sigglekow
︎ Exhibition delivered by Auckland Botanic Gardens
