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Gibraltar Museum
23 October 2008, 09:58
 2009 will be the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin and it will also mark his 200th birthday.
The Gibraltar Museum has produced a programme of lectures for its 2008-09 programme under the general theme of "Our Changing World".
The series, delivered by local speakers, will include lectures that strictly adhere to organic evolution but, the programme also looks at evolution and change in a wider context which includes such questions as identity, economy, architecture and the universe.
All lectures will be held at the John Mackintosh Hall at 20:30 hours. They are free of admission charge and the public is invited to attend. The Hon Edwin Reyes, Minister for Culture, Heritage, Sport and Leisure will officially inaugurate the series, on the 20th November at 2030 hours.
Museum 2008-09 Lecture Series
‘Our Changing World’
Programme
20th November 2008
Clive Finlayson
From Gorham’s Cave to Wall Street: studies in economic success and collapse
29th January 2009
Darren Fa
Chaos, genes and time machines
5th February 2009
Geraldine Finlayson
How climate, history and geography interact
12th February 2009
Joe Desoisa
A history of the universe – a short introduction
17th March 2009
Dennis Beiso
The evolution of Gibraltarian identity
31st March 2009
Lionel Chipolina
The social consequences of Darwinism
16th April 2009
Alex Menez
Slime: a look at land snails and slugs and their evolution
30th April 2009
Carl Viagas
The evolution of Gibraltar’s architecture
14th May 2009
Kimberly Brown
The partridge in the pine tree – recipes from the barefoot Neanderthal
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