Dead Plants Society: Drink and Draw
A bring your own booze drink and draw session with objects selected from the Leeds herbarium by the Dead Plant Society.
Create beautiful botanical illustrations while getting an up close look at our historical herbarium sheet collection. See first hand the work of local Leeds botanists from the past.
Includes a store tour.
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