GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline is sponsoring Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew as part of the company’s community investment programme. With global headquarters in Brentford, close to the Royal Botanic Gardens, we are pleased to be working with Kew on our fourth major collaboration, and supporting an installation of international interest which is so close to home.

Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew presents the first opportunity in the UK to see in an outdoor setting the work of one of the world’s renowned artists working in glass. It will, we hope, attract new visitors to Kew, drawn by the opportunity to see such an unusual exhibition. We hope that it will encourage those familiar with Kew to explore and discover the wider reaches of the Gardens, and prompt all visitors to take a closer look at the plants, pieces, locations and settings. To those unfamiliar with Chihuly’s work, we hope that Gardens of Glass will be a comprehensive and stunning introduction; to those with prior knowledge, we hope it offers the opportunity to see Chihuly’s work in one of the artist’s favoured settings.

Themes of discovery and innovation are fundamental to a research-based company like GSK; in supporting Gardens of Glass, we hope that visitors will discover links between science, art and nature, and leave Kew with a greater understanding of the place of art in an environmental setting.

One of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, GSK aims to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. The company has a continuing programme of charitable activities in the UK, supporting healthcare, scientific education and medical research, the arts and environment. Further information about GSK can be found at www.gsk.com; information about the company's community programmes, is available at www.gsk.com/community.

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