Gorgeous Nothings: Flowers at Chatsworth
Celebrating flowers in all their forms through historic and contemporary works from the Devonshire Collections and beyond.
The resilience and persistence of nature is celebrated in Chatsworth’s new 2025 exhibition in the house and garden.
‘Botany, the science of the vegetable kingdom, is one of the most attractive, most useful, and most extensive departments of human knowledge. It is, above every other, the science of beauty.’ – James Main, Popular Botany, 1835
Inspired by the estate itself, The Gorgeous Nothings builds on the work of an important lineage of landscape designers, gardeners, scientists and botanists who, over the last six centuries have planted, gathered, foraged, researched, collected and preserved an array of botanical treasures at Chatsworth, from rare botanical volumes and illustrated manuscripts in our library to coveted specimens in our garden and grounds. As well as art from the Devonshire Collections, the event is supported by key loans from national and international museums, and new artist commissions.
Tickets
Artworks and artefacts connected to the exhibition are on display throughout the house at various points on the visitor route, and in the garden and glasshouses.
15th March 2025 to 5th October 2025 | Entry included with all house and garden tickets