Milan Evolves
Written by admin on 31 August, 2009 – 7:07 am -
Milan is currently hosting an exhibition dedicated to Charles Darwin exactly 200 years after the birth of this great scientist and 150 years after the publication of On the Origin of Species. Having already proved popular in New York, Boston, Toronto, London, São Paul, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Aukland, Lisbon and Rome, Darwin 1809-2009 “weaves together the history, narrative and scientific analysis of nature with the philosophy of science and experimental research” and the Italian version provides previously unseen material, not included in the first American edition.
Learn about the young Darwin, his fascination with beetles, his 5 year voyage around the world aboard The Beagle. Read copies of his notes, visit a reconstruction of his study, and even see a live iguana and poisonous tree frogs.
Speaking from personal experience the exhibition is definitely worth a visit. However, as there is a vast amount of information to be absorbed, be prepared for a lot of reading. I spent over 3 hours on this journey of discovery.
After Milan the exhibitions moves to the Castello Normanno-Svevo in Bari where it will run from November until March of next year.
Darwin 1809-2009
4 June-25 October 2009
Rotonda della Besana
Via Besana Enrico, 15
20122 Milan
www.darwin2009.it
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Sunday 9.30-19.30
Monday 14.30-19.30
Thursday 9.30-22.30
Tickets
Full price: €8
Concessions: €6.50
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By Kia on Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the info, it seems interesting