Who is involved?
Many organisations, large and small, across the UK are planning an incredible variety of events to celebrate the life and legacy of Charles Darwin.
From conferences and exhibitions to graphic novels and dramatic performances, there is something for everyone from scientists to young children.
If your organisation is planning events to celebrate Darwin's bicentenary and you want to become part of Darwin200, please contact us…
An Advocacy Panel has been set up to promote Darwin200 to key stakeholders.
The organisations listed below are supporting Darwin200
- Anova Books
- ArtsAdmin and DVDance
- Arts Catalyst
- Arts Council England
- Association of Science Education
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
- The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA)
- Baltic Mill, Gateshead
- BBC
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
- BIAZA
- Bolton Museum and Archive Service
- Bournemouth Natural History Society
- Bristol Cultural Development Partnership
- Bristol Natural History Consortium
- Bristol Zoo
- British Council
- British Humanist Association
- British Library
- Cambridge Music Festival
- Cambridge Science Festival
- Cambridge University
- Campaign for Musuems
- Cardiff University
- Centre for Life, Newcastle
- Centre for the Spoken Word
- Charles Darwin Trust
- Charles Darwin University
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- Cheltenham Science Festival
- Chester Zoo
- Christ’s College, Cambridge
- Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
- Colchester Zoo
- Countryside Council for Wales
- CREATION – The Movie
- Culture24
Culture24 promotes and supports the cultural sector online and serves the needs of online audiences. They are a not-for-profit online publisher, working across the arts, heritage, education, and tourism sectors. The 24 hour museum website supports Darwin200 activities.
- The Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine
- The Deep, Hull
- DEFRA
- Devon Humanists
- Dudley Zoological Gardens
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
- Edinburgh College of Art
- Edward Jenner Museum
- English Heritage
- Ecsite UK
- Evolving Words
- Falmouth Art Gallery
- Field Studies Research Council
- The Fitzwilliam Museum
- Galapagos Conservation Trust
- The Genetics Society
- Geological Society
- Glasgow Science Centre
- Glasgow University
- Grant Museum of Zoology, University College London
- Horniman Museum
- The HMS Beagle Project
- Hull Museum
- Hunterian Museum (Royal College of Surgeons)
- Ignite!
- Imperial College
- Institute of Archaeology, UCL
- Institute of Biology
- Institute of Education
- Institute of Historical Research
- Irish Science Centres Awareness Network
- Keele University
- Kent’s Cavern
- The Linnean Society of London
- Liverpool Museums
- London Borough of Bromley
- London International Youth Science Forum
- Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2009
- Lyme Regis Museum
- The Manchester Museum
- The Mount, Shrewsbury
- The Natural History Museum
- National Library of Scotland
- National Maritime Museum
- National Museum of Scotland
- National Portrait Gallery
- Nature
- Newquay Zoo
- The Open University
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Oxford University Press
- Paignton Zoo
- Peninsula Arts
- Penlee House Gallery and Museum
- Penguin Group
- Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
- Plymouth Visual Arts Consortium
- Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
- Public Art Laboratory
- RCUK
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Royal Institution
- Royal Mail
- Royal Mint
- The Royal Society of London
- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
- Science Learning Centre
- Science Oxford
- Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
- Shrewsbury folk Festival
- Shropshire Tourism
- Snowdonia National Park
- Society for Experimental Biology
- Somerset House Trust
- Stroud knitting group
- Teacher Scientist Network
- Techniquest
- Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Kent
- University of Plymouth
- University of Sheffield
- University of St Andrews
- VisitBritain
- Wellcome Trust
- The West London Floating Classroom
- Westminster Libraries
- Wildscreen and ARKive
- Woodland Trust
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery
- Zoological Society of London
These arts organisations are also developing Darwin activities …
- Bent Architect
- Christopher Robbie, actor and playwright
- Corpus Acrobatic Theatre
- Desperate Men
- Fred Langford Edwards, artist
- Full Beam Visual Theatre
- Polka Theatre
- Rambert Dance Company
- Re:Design production
- Severn Project
- Sonarboria
- Stroud Knitting Group
- Tall Stories
If your organisation is planning events to celebrate Darwin's bicentenary and you want to become part of Darwin200, please contact us…