Event

Darwin Day @ Museum: What happened on board the Beagle?

Sunday, February 11, 2018 14:00to16:00
Redpath Museum Auditorium, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
Price: 
FREE with admission to the Museum.
Charles Darwin

Join animator Bruno Paul Stenson for a treasure hunt through the Museum looking for specimens related to Darwin’s voyage aboard the British exploration ship named the Beagle. This family friendly treasure hunt starts with a brief lecture about the voyage and Darwin's work as the naturalist on board. Families will learn about the geography and wildlife of South America, central America and the famous Darwin's finches of the Galapagos Islands.

Bilingual. Everyone welcome.
 

 

Land Acknowledgement

McGill University is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

The Redpath Museum's director EDI statement.

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