News
Celebrations in Shrewsbury began with an exhibition by the artist Dorothy Cross at the Unitarian Church, Hight Street (see Events listing). There are ten community inspired arts events taking place throughout the celebratory period and details will appear at the foot of the homepage as soon as they are confirmed.
We have commissioned a new play from Pentabus and a new work from Rambert Dance Company. The Shrewsbury Folk Festival are planning a Darwin Song Cycle which will involve a concert of new songs and a commercially available CD.
The Field Studies Council and the Shropshire Wildlife Trust are producing a children's field studies companion inspired by the young Darwin for publication in November 08.
The Darwin Bicentennial Memorial 'Quantum Leap' has passed the planning process. Work will now begin to transform the site, Mardol Quay Gardens, into a resource for leisure and education. The aim is to unveil it on the 12th February 09.
A year-long series of celebrity lectures under the title 'Science & Adventure' are being finalised. We will launch the full programme of events on Friday 28th November.
More News to follow so please visit our site regularly.
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Darwin200 is a group of highly reputed national partners celebrating the work of Charles Darwin and his legacy during the period 2008-9.
Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council is a member and plans to contribute to the Darwin200 programme of activities through the Shrewsbury Darwin Festival and a series of exciting arts events, workshops and lectures.
In the meantime, work goes on to secure the Darwin family home at The Mount which will compliment a new heritage interpretation centre for Shropshire (replacing the existing Museum & Art Gallery at Rowley's House) to be located in the Music Hall once work is coompleted on the new Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, which is being built on the banks of the River Severn at Frankwell Quay.
An ambitious project to build a working replica of the Beagle as a floating classroom is being proposed for details click HERE
