Since our founding, we have received high praise by museum critics, media and visitors alike. We invite you to browse our media coverage below.
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RECENT COVERAGE Highlights:
DISTRICT FRAY
Off the Mall: The National Bonsai + Penjing Museum, May 2023
scripps news
Many Americans are turning to bonsai trees to relieve stress, May 2023
SECRET WASHINGTON
This Rocks! There’s A New Exhibit On Display At The National Arboretum, February 2023
WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE
We can’t stop staring at these unusual rocks, February 2023 Issue
INSPIRED BY THE NATURES CAPITAL: A FIBER ART SOUVENIR OF WASHINGTON, DC (BOOK)
The book (2022) features 103 fiber artists depiction of special sights and events in the Washington, DC, area, including The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. Purchase here.
the Garden Club of America's Bulletin
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE
Letters Respond to Robert Moor’s Piece About Bonsai, December 2022
THE New York Times STYLE MAGAZINE
The American Gardener
The Washington Post
Kusamono: The softer side of bonsai
Wiki Ezvid
10 Ideas for Your Next Visit to DC
DCist Things To Do In DC
Washington Post’s John Kelly Column
The case of the CIA bonsai tree (October 1, 2019)
WHUR’S ARTICO
FOX5 DC’S Morning News
Road Trippers Magazine
WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE
Things To Do This Weekend (April 5-7, 2019)
THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY
Guardians of the Spirit (The Huntington Library, March 20, 2019, Lisa Blackburn)
Landscape Architecture Magazine
Highlights:
Foreground/Gardens
“The trace of human hands start to disappear the more you get into the depth of the garden.”
“The bonsai that survived Hiroshima”
Washington City Paper
In 2018, we were named “The Best Place to Take an Out of Towner,” and one of the “Best Museums Off the Mall,” by Washington City Paper Reader’s Poll.
“You don’t have to travel to Skyline Drive in Virginia to see a parade of fall colors...”
WAMU’s Kojo Nnmadi Show
Feeling Stressed in the City? Go Bathe in the Forest (The Kojo Nnamdi Show, 2018)
“Places like (this) are a stunning reminder of how lucky we are to live in a city like this. ”
VOICE OF AMERICA
COVERAGE REGARDING REED HILDEBRAND & TRAHAN ARCHITECTS CONCEPT DESIGN:
2016 and earlier:
Bonsai masters: The ancient secrets behind their centuries-old trees (CNN, 2016)
NPR Live on Facebook – Autumn Bonsai (NPR, 2016)
War Veteran Spreads Peace Through Bonsai (KITV, 2016)
NPR Live on Facebook with the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum (NPR, 2016)
Bonsai Tree Aids Japanese and American Relations (CBS, 2016)
Landscape Architect Honored for Design Work at U.S. National Arboretum (Total Landscape Care, 2016)
A Guide to the Must-See Artworks in D.C. (Washington Post, 2016)
Bonsai Tree that Survived Hiroshima Now in Washington (WCVB Boston, 2015)
This Bonsai Survived Hiroshima But Its Story Was Nearly Lost (National Geographic, 2015)
The 390-Year-Old Tree That Survived the Bombing of Hiroshima (Smithsonian Magazine, 2015)
At the National Arboretum, topiary writ small (Washington Post, 2015)
National Arboretum Now Open All Week (NBC Washington, 2015)
Sure, bring the kids! Try these family-friendly activities in D.C. (Washington Post, 2015)
Washington’s flowers are blooming, if you know where to look (Washington Post, 2015)
Eaglets believed to have hatched at National Arboretum in DC (Washington Post, 2015)
Will Plants Save This DC Institution? (BisNow, 2014)
Bonsai Trees Changing Colors at the National Arboretum (MyFox DC, 2013)
Finding Balance with Bonsai Trees (Huffington Post, 2012)
D.C. Gigs: The Bonsai Curator (WAMU, 2012)
Closer Inspection: Bonsai trees at the National Arboretum (Washington Post, 2011)
A treasure of D.C.’s spring at risk at the arboretum (Washington Post, 2010)
Going Out Guide: National Bonsai & Penjing Museum (Washington Post, 2009)