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Exhibition: Charles Darwin in Australia: art and evolution

12 August to 1 November
Openinig Hours
Tuesday to Friday 10am - 5pm:
Saturday and Sunday 12 - 5pm
Free Admission

The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne

Guest curator: Professor Jeanette Hoorn, School of Culture and Communication Charles Darwin in Australia: art and evolution is a major exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his landmark text Origin of species. Bringing together artworks from public and private collections around Australia, the exhibition highlights Charles Darwin’s visit to Australia and explores the diverse ways in which Darwinian ideas of evolution, natural selection and scientific thinking have influenced various artistic practices.

Contact: Jude Philp
Phone: (03) 8344 5148
Email: potter-info@unimelb.edu.au