Darwin Day: Valentine’s Edition

Schedule

Sat Feb 14 2026 at 01:30 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS, United States, Kansas 66045 | Lawrence, KS

Join us for a unique museum mashup: celebrate Valentine’s Day at the same time as Charles Darwin’s birthday! Learn about Darwin’s life, colleagues & contemporaries, and their scientific discoveries. And explore the wild world of animal courtship, mating, and reproduction. This is a family-friendly, drop-in event, complete with birthday cake!
Note: Animal reproduction, including specimens such as sex organs, will be discussed during this program.

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1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS, United States, Kansas 66045
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