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Galápagos: Islands that changed the world

No scientific revolution is associated so strongly with a place as Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Darwin’s insights, which fundamentally changed how we view the world, are to this day associated with a small group of islands in the Pacific Ocean: The Galápagos.

These scraggy islands with their fascinating and sometime bizarre biodiversity were an important fountain of support for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Since then, important other discoveries in evolutionary biology took place in Galápagos. To this day the islands continue to be a paradise for biologists and nature enthusiasts and they are protected as a UNESCO world heritage site. The Galápagos badly need this protection as invasive plants and animals threaten the unique biodiversity of these islands.

This Galápagos traveling exhibition, created by a team of researchers and museum specialists of the University of Zurich, provides a fascinating introduction to the unique biodiversity of Galápagos and the evolutionary processes that formed it. The exhibition, which has toured in Europe and now in the United States, brings to life these unusual islands, which were so important in the history of biology.

Vulkaninsel

Volcanic Islands

Ship

Ship

Prickly Pear Forest

Prickly Pear Forest

Marine Iguana Cliff

Marine Iguana Cliff

Research Camp

Research Camp

Goat Island

Goat Island

 

Galapagos "On Tour" Webpage

 
Archived Galapagos Webpage  
To view an excerpt from the Travel Guide in German
To view an excerpt from the Travel Guide in English

 

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Zoologisches Museum
der Universität Zürich
11 December 2012 to
8 September 2013
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Natur Museum Winterthur
5 October 2013 to 16 March 2014
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Phyletisches Museum Uni Jena
3 April 2014 to 28 September 2014
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Natur-Museum Lucerne
8 May to 25 October 2015
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Galapagos in Luzern
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Natural History Museum in St.Gallen
6 November 2015 to 21 February 2015
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Galapagos in St. Gallen
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Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig, Germany
10 June to 28 August 2016
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Braunschweig, D

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Fort Hays State
University's Sternberg
Museum of Natural History
October 2016 to
February 21, 2017
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Galapagos auf Reisen  USA
   

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University of Nebraska State Museum,
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 3 to
August 6, 2017

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Nebraska
   

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