Henallt House

 Also known as the Cabinet of Curiosities.

Botany And Other Stories have already put on exhibitions at Henallt House, which is just a little way along Oxford Road from the main car park.  The theme is nature in relation to all the key sectors of our lives.  The front page of the latest Cabbage Leaf has the quotation from Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations as the main title: "Everything everywhere all at once"

This does not refer to the award winning film starring Michelle Yeoh, but to the idea that, in order to tackle climate change, the effort that is needed has to be everything, everywhere, all at once.  The odd green project here and there is not enough any more.  Conspicuous consumption, inequality, corruption, violence and environmental deterioration are everywhere globally, and all interrelated.  We need to see the bigger picture.

And that's what the Cabinet of Curiosities is designed to do - each room in Henallt House has a different theme related to the overall idea, using botanical illustration, books, gardening, art, butterflies and flowers, soil, water, perfumes, information about food, patchwork and fashion dolls, and much more.

They are hoping to make this a more permanent thing, though some work needs to be done on the building first.