You are invited to discover the untold story of Charles Darwin’s lifelong fascination and work with plants. Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure at The New York Botanical Garden showcases Darwin’s botanical influences, research, and contributions in these venues:
Darwin’s Own Gardens: A re-creation of Darwin’s gardens at his home Down House in England features his important work, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory April 25 – June 15.
Darwin’s Botany in His Own Words: Original historical documents explore Darwin’s deep, personal relationship with plants, in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library’s William D. Rondina and Giovanni Foroni LoFaro Gallery April 25 – July 20.
Children’s Adventures with Darwin: Hands-on activities, a replica of Darwin’s ship, and a display of carnivorous and other plants he studied teach about Darwin’s groundbreaking findings, in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, April 25 – June 29.
Evolutionary Tour: A walking tour through some of the Garden’s living collections illustrates Darwin’s concept of a tree of life, April 25 – June 15.
An additional highlight of the exhibition is a two-day symposium, on May 6 and 8, hosted by the Botanical Garden and the American Museum of Natural History. Darwin: 21st-Century Perspectives will feature presentations by some of the world’s leading Darwin experts who will discuss the far-reaching legacy of Charles Darwin and the implications of his thinking for science and society today. See the enclosed flyer for more information.
Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure will be on view April 25 – June 15, 2008.
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