"Darwin Lives" At Museum

We spent a great evening last night in the Animal Attic at the museum, with Charles Darwin. He was impersonated in a one-man show by Ken Benn, who brought to life Victorian times and the great Evolution controversy between Science and the Church. Darwin's breakthrough was to discern the mechanism of evolution: natural selection. He was influenced by the flora and fauna that he saw on his travels around the world on the Beagle, and his observation of the changes in domestic animals as a result of selective breeding.
Last night's show was $5 with tea and cakes, but there are free shows at other times.The show accompanies the "Charles Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking" exhibition at the museum. 2009 is the year of Darwin and marks a double celebration – not only is it 200 years since the scientist’s birth, but also 150 years since The Origin of Species was first published.
Ken Benn has also impersonated Leonardo da Vinci and Ernest Shackleton, to to accompany their respective exhibitions.