Events: detail
EVOLUTION, New Permanent Exhibition
- Hosted by:
- Harvard Museum of Natural History
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- April 18, 2009 at 09:00 am
- Ends:
- April 18, 2014 at 05:00 pm
- Location:
- Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA. 02138
- Maps:
Description
Evolution, New Permanent Exhibition
Opening Saturday, April 18, 2009
The new permanent exhibition EVOLUTION, invites visitors to examine the fossil, anatomical, and genetic evidence that reveals the shared evolutionary history of all life. Featuring animals and plants that sparked Darwin’s theory, dramatic displays of diversity within species, and computer simulations to demonstrate how natural selection acts, EVOLUTION will also offer behind-the-scenes looks at current evolution research at Harvard. University of Chicago paleontologist Neil Shubin will present the public opening lecture Finding Your Inner Fish on Thursday, April 16, at 6 pm.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Free with museum admission, adults $9, seniors/students $7, children 3-18 $6, under 3 free.
Directions: The museum is on the Harvard University campus, just a short, 7-10 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line âTâ station. Directions, parking, info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu. Email questions to hmnh@oeb.harvard.edu or call 617-495-3045.
For more information
- Contact person:
- The Museum
- Phone:
- 617-495-3045
- Email:
- hmnh [ at ] oeb.harvard.edu
- Website:
- EVOLUTION, New Permanent Exhibition
