Flower Power at the New York Botanical Garden is a garden-wide exhibition celebrating flowers as symbols of peace, love, art, and connection to nature.
What to expect
Flower Power brings a colorful mix of flowers, art, history, and 1960s spirit to the New York Botanical Garden. The exhibition explores how flowers became powerful cultural symbols of peace, love, creativity, and a closer relationship with the natural world.
Across NYBG’s grounds, you’ll find floral displays, large-scale installations, sculptures, artist-designed buses, and special displays inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The exhibition turns the Garden into a bright, immersive summer experience that connects plants with art, music, fashion, and social movements.
A gallery presentation inside the Mertz Library Building features works from the 1960s and 1970s, including pieces by Andy Warhol, Milton Glaser, Joe Brainard, Carlos Irizarry, Corita Kent, and other artists. The exhibition also includes posters, photography, archival audio, news footage, and objects from the era, showing how flowers appeared in art, activism, environmental thinking, and popular culture.
One of the first things visitors see is a large peace sign filled with living plants at the Leon Levy Visitor Center. Throughout the Garden, colorful buses inspired by the decorated vehicles of the Woodstock era add to the retro atmosphere. On the Conservatory Lawn, hand-painted canopies and interactive art elements invite visitors to slow down, look around, and take part in the experience.
Inside the Haupt Conservatory, bright floral sculptures and seasonal plant displays create the heart of the flower show. Outside, water lilies and lotuses add a calmer moment, connecting the exhibition to ideas of peace, spirituality, and reflection.
Good to know
- The exhibition is included with daytime viewing tickets. Special evening Liquid Light Shows take place on select dates and require separate tickets.
- The Liquid Light Shows include live music, colorful projected visuals, access to the exhibition, food options, a Maker’s Market, lawn games, and creative activities.
