Calendar of Events

See the miracle of metamorphosis before your very eyes. On display May 13 - October 29, inside the Baker Exhibit Center Greenhouse, Winged Wonders is an indoor butterfly exhibit featuring a chrysalis-rearing chamber and a walk-through butterfly house where visitors can meet a whole host of local butterfly species, including monarchs, swallowtails and more. Exhibit support …

On exhibit September 20, 2017 - January 7, 2018, inside the Baker Exhibit Center, The North Carolina Arboretum’s popular, one-of-a-kind traveling exhibit,Wicked Plants, returns to the Arboretum this fall! Inspired by author Amy Stewart’s best selling book "Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother and other Botanical Atrocities," this fun-filled, family-friendly exhibit gives visitors a safe, …

Austrian-born, Arden, N.C.-based artist and sculptor Ernestine Bucking gently captures images of the diverse wonders of the natural world in her exhibit, Romantic Realism, on display in the Education Center daily October 7, 2017 - January 7, 2018. Featuring birds, wildlife, butterflies and landscapes in oil, acrylic and watercolor, Ernestine carefully uses tones and shades that …