Discover the man and the revolutionary theory that changed our understanding of the world and our place within it. The exhibition is a celebration of Charles Darwin's ideas and their impact, giving new insight into the achievements of this brilliant observer of nature.

Retrace his life-changing journey as a curious and adventurous young man aboard HMS Beagle. The voyage was a mission to chart the coastline of South America, and its famous visit to the Galapagos Islands. Follow the clues that helped him develop his ideas. See his notebooks, artefacts, rare personal belongings and the fossils and zoological specimens collected on his travels. Discover the patterns he observed among species and the evidence he gathered for his 'shocking theory of evolution by natural selection' as published in 'On the Origin of Species'.

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