Exhibition: Darwin and Australia

10 December 2008 - 29 March 2009 

National Museum of Australia, Canberra

‘Darwin and Australia' represents Darwin's experiences and encounters during his visit to Australia.

The exhibition includes artworks and graphics by Australian artists which reflect the landscapes that Darwin encountered as well as specimens of plants and animals that he observed and described in his diary. It explores Darwin's travels in Australia and his associations with prominent Australians. It also profiles Darwin's analogous observations in Australia, and subsequent and contemporary Australian research that continues his intellectual legacy.

While at the Museum, you may also want to see the exhibition Darwin.

Admission: General admission to the Museum is free.

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