Darwin200 is a national programme of events celebrating Charles Darwin’s scientific ideas and their impact around his two hundredth birthday on 12 February 2009.
The celebrations are beginning now as they span over two additional Darwin anniversaries – 150 years since Darwin and Wallace announced the theory that rocked science and society on 1 July 2008, and 150 years since On the Origin of Species was published on 24 November 2009.
Spy on garden snails for science, follow the clues that inspired Darwin’s theory or marvel at a two storey-high interactive Darwin curiosity cabinet – just a few of the activities you can take part in around the UK from over 150 exhibitions, talks, family events and performances. If you'd like to find out more, visit our Events pages.
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BBC Darwin season announced, 7 July 2008
The BBC has announced a season of landmark content to mark Darwin’s bicentenary.
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Stage by Dorothy Cross, until 27 July 2008
An exhibition documenting a trip to the Galapagos Islands by artist Dorothy Cross and actress Fiona Shaw.
Wallace display, until 28 July 2008
A small display at the Natural History Museum marks 150 years since Darwin and Wallace first presented their theory.
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‘There is grandeur in this view of life... from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.’ Charles Darwin