Darwin Now is the British Council’s contribution to the international celebration of the 200 year anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150 year anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species.
Charles Darwin’s works continues to influence biology and other branches of science today. His work gives us a perspective on some of the most important questions that face us in the 21st century.
Darwin Now Exhibition in Bulgaria
Darwin Now exhibition consists of panels exploring Darwin’s life, his groundbreaking theory, and his ideas that are still relevant today. There’s also an interactive element around a central iconic tree, which allows visitors to share their own ideas about Darwin and evolution.
This exhibition will be presented in Bulgaria in partnership with the Natural History Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. After its initial display in Sofia it will be touring around the country.
Where: Sofia - Natural History Museum
When: 5 March to 12 April 2009
Where: Varna - Museum of Medicine, Varna, 7 Paraskeva Nikolau street, T + 359 52 63 97 29
When: 30 April to 21 May 2009
Where: Sofia - National Palace of Culture, Salon des Arts
When: 22 May to 20 June 2009
Where: Plovdiv - Balabanova House
When: 15 July to 4 August 2009
Where: Asenovgrad - Natural History Museum
When: 5 - 30 August 2009
Where: Stara Zagora, Zaharii Knjazhevski Regional Library
When: 15 January - 5 February 2010
Where: Pazardzhik, Nikola Furnadzhiev Regional Library
When: 12 February 2010 - end of February
Where: Sliven
When: 5 March - end of March 2010
Where: Bourgas, Yavorov Regional Library, 18 Shar Planina Street
When: 12 - 30 April 2010
Where: Varna, Grand Mall, 2 Andrey Saharov Street
When: July - August 2010
Where: Stara Zagora, Park Mall
When: September- October 2010
Where: Razgrad, Prof. Boyan Penev Regional Library
When: November-December 2010
Darwin Now in the Schools
Parallel to the original exhibition British Council Bulgaria produced a copy of it for the schools. Here is the schedule of the school exhibition for the following months:
Sofia:
First English Language School – 1 - 14 February
National High School of Natural Sciences & Maths - 15 - 28 February
Second English Language School - 1 - 14 March
Language School St. Sofia - 15 - 31 March
Contact Person: Lyubov Kostova, Head of Projects and Partnerships, British Council
Past Events on the occasion of Charles Darwin anniversary
Photo Essay Competition
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution and the influential legacy and far-reaching scope of works, the British Council and the National Natural History Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with Forum Democrit and NC Future Now organised an online photo essay competition for young people on the topic of
Evolution
The winners were announced on 11 May during the Famelab 2009 competition final in Sofia.
Elitsa Zhougleva from Pazardzhik and Alex Sredov from Kjustendil are the authors of the best 2 photo essays who will go to the UK for an International Student Summit from 30 June to 2 July at the Natural History Museum in London, organised and funded by the British Council.
Find out more about the competition here.
The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
Our privacy and copyright statements.
Our commitment to freedom of information. Double-click for pop-up dictionary.
Open the original version of this page.
Usablenet Assistive is a UsableNet product. Usablenet Assistive Main Page.