Joseph Banks Building at Kew

The Joseph Banks Building, built in 1985, is one of Kew’s most contemporary buildings and houses the 85,000 artefacts that make up Kew’s Economic Botany Collection.

Available for day and evening hire, the Joseph Banks Building, built in 1985, is one of Kew’s most contemporary buildings and houses the 85,000 artefacts that make up Kew’s Economic Botany Collection.

The West Wing of the Joseph Banks Building is a bespoke subterranean space that is suitable for both daytime and evening events.
Large windows within the event space overlook the surrounding lake at water level providing an abundance of natural daylight for your event.

The Joseph Banks Building was built in 1985 under the Directorship of E A Bell and is one of Kew’s most contemporary buildings.
The building is named after Sir Joseph Banks, who became the friend of George III, with whom he shared an interest in agriculture and rural affairs, from 1773 he acted as unofficial director of the Royal Gardens at Kew. Under his supervision Kew became one of the foremost botanical gardens in the world.