Darwin’s Evolution

From 12/02 to 24/05/2009
10h00 - 18h00
Closed on Mondays
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation opens Darwin’s Evolution, an exhibition celebrating Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday on February 12th, 2009. Darwin’s Evolution also commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of his masterpiece, The Origin of Species.

The exhibition will present Darwin’s theory of Evolution by Natural Selection, one of the most important achievements in science. Evolution and Natural Selection allowed Darwin to explain the diversity of life, and its exquisite adaptations to the surrounding environment. Darwin’s Evolution will trace the development of Biology, from its roots in Renaissance Natural History to modern advances in Genetics.

Continuously subjected to the tests of experiment and observation, Evolution is as much a scientific fact as atoms or the Earth’s movement around the Sun. Today, Evolution is crucial to our understanding of such diverse disciplines as pharmacology, agricultural improvement and sustainable development.

Darwin’s Evolution will include a rich event schedule, including two conference series featuring Portuguese and international scholars, an educational program open to all primary and secondary schools, and a daily discussion of Biology and Evolution at the weblog http://a-evolucao-de-darwin.weblog.com.pt/.

Professor Niles Eldredge, curator of the American Museum of Natural History’s successful Darwin exhibition, will inaugurate Darwin’s Evolution’s public lecture series on February 13th, 2009.

More and other information: www.gulbenkian.pt/darwin