1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017
January
Launch of a new
program “The Darwin Museum: day by day” on the interactive terminal at the
museum.
12 January
A
celebration dedicated to the 120th birth anniversary of P.P. Smolin, the chief keeper
of the Museum and founder of the legendary young naturalists “PPS” club.
Launch of
an online photo-contest "My day at the Darwin Museum" for visitors.
February
A
press-conference. The presentation of a new exhibition project “Exhibited for
the first time”.
15 February
The opening
of an exhibition "Ordinary extraordinary animals" in the framework of
the exhibition project "Exhibited for the first time".
Until 16
April.
18 February
A public
festival “Evolution Day”
March
26 March
Open Doors
Day in the “Bionic Lab”
“Volunteers
day”
April
17-22 April
Scientific-practical
seminar for the employees of natural history museums. The seminar is dedicated
to the 110th anniversary of the State Darwin Museum.
18 April
The opening
of the exhibition “Under the tropical forest canopy. Pittas” in the frames of
the exhibition "Exhibited for the first time". Until 18 June.
29 April
The opening
of the exhibition “The lessons of natural history”. Until 23 July.
May
Planting larch
trees on the Museum grounds by members of the Academic Council, the staff and
volunteers.
Night at
the Museum. Special program
“How to
become a Museum curator. The commandments of the founder of the State Darwin
Museum”.
Launch of
the night video program “Reading the pages of history” projected on the
Museum’s wall.
Anniversary
presentation of the State Darwin Museum at the International Museum Festival
"Intermuseum–2017".
June
20 June
The opening
of an exhibition “100 years ago: exploring the tropicals with a butterfly net”
in the frames of the project "Exhibited for the first time". Until 20
August
July
22 July
The opening
of the exhibition “Ten years of the second century”. New exhibits of the Museum. Until 26
November.
August
8 August
The opening
of the exhibition “Reading the pages of history”. Until 15 October
22 August
The opening
of the exhibition “The world of sea in the art” in the frames of the exhibition
project “Exhibited for the first time”. Until 29 October.
September
Summing up
the results of the photo contest "My day at the State Darwin Museum"
for visitors.
23 September
Public
Festival “Together for over a century”.
October
7 October
The opening
of the exhibition "8 legs and 2 claws. Crabs and their relatives". Until
10 December.
9 October
Museum
Donor Day
A presentation
of the publication “Catalogue of the collection of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda:
Brachyura) of the State Darwin Museum.
Dry specimens”.
16-20 October
All-Russian
scientific-practical conference “Modern problems of biological evolution” dedicated
to the 130th birth anniversary of N.I. Vavilov and the 110th anniversary of the
State Darwin Museum (in collaboration with the Severtsov Institute of Ecology
and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Borissiak Paleontological
Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Koltzov Institute of
Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, the Department of
biological evolution and the Department of higher nervous activity of the M.V. Lomonosov
Moscow State University).
31 October
The opening
of the exhibition “The destiny of man in the museum exhibits” in the frames of
the project “Exhibited for the first time”.
Until 17 October
December
Meeting of
the Academic Council of the Darwin Museum "Results of the anniversary year
and plans for the future".
Editions for the Museum's Anniversary
A.F. Kohts.
The commandments for a lecturer-tour guide
Diary
"The Darwin Museum: day by day"
“Catalogue
of the collection of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) of the State Darwin
Museum. Dry specimens”
Catalogue
of the collection of trophies of the Royal hunting (collection of the SDM)
The history
of the State Darwin Museum in photographs (a photo album)