is the British Council’s contribution to the international celebration of the 200 year anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150 year anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species.
Charles Darwin’s works continues to influence biology and other branches of science today. His work gives us a perspective on some of the most important questions that face us in the 21st century.
Darwin Now exhibition consists of panels exploring Darwin’s life, his groundbreaking theory, and his ideas that are still relevant today. There’s also an interactive element around a central iconic tree, which allows visitors to share their own ideas about Darwin and evolution.
This exhibition will be presented in Bulgaria in partnership with the Natural History Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. After its initial display in Sofia it will be touring around the country.
Where: Sofia - Natural History Museum
When: 5 March to 12 April 2009
Where: Varna - Museum of Medicine, Varna, 7 Paraskeva Nikolau street, T + 359 52 63 97 29
When: 30 April to 21 May 2009
Where: Sofia - National Palace of Culture, in the framework of Salon des Arts
When: 22 May to 20 June 2009
Where: Plovdiv - Balabanova House
When: 15 July to 4 August 2009
Where: Asenovgrad - Natural History Museum
When: 5 - 30 August 2009
Where: Kotel
When: in October, official opening date to be confirmed
Contact Person: Lyubov Kostova Head of Projects and Partnerships, British Council
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution and the influential legacy and far-reaching scope of works, the British Council and the National Natural History Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with Forum Democrit and NC Future Now are organising an online photo essay competition for young people on the topic of
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| Participants have to present 3 to 5 photographs accompanied by an essay no longer than one A4 page. |
| The photos and the text have to be on the topic of Evolution. |
| The text has to be written in English. |
| Participants should be 16 to 18 years old. |
| Any cameras are acceptable, including mobile phone cameras. |
| Only minimal image processing is allowed (e.g. brightness, contrast, colour, etc). |
| The images are to be sent to konkurs@gudevica.org in .jpg format (not bigger than 1 Mb еach) together with the essay. |
| The competition deadline is 24 April 2009, 24:00 GMT+2 |
| The jury will consist of photographers, scientists and teachers of English. |
The winners were announced on 11 May during the Famelab 2009 competition final in Sofia.
Elitsa Zhougleva from Pazardzhik and Alex Sredov from Kjustendil are the authors of the best 2 photo essays who will go to the UK for an International Student Summit from 30 June to 2 July at the Natural History Museum in London, organised and funded by the British Council.
Find out more about the competition here.
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