2021: evolution happens!

Evolution is often perceived as a slow process lasting millions of years, which has been completed since the appearance of modern humans. Few are aware that evolution is a continuous process that can take place quickly, even within a few decades. In cooperation with the University Research Priority Program "Evolution in Action", the Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich realised a special exhibition that made current evolutionary processes tangible and perceptible.

Using various examples from the fields of medicine, agriculture and nature conservation, the interactive exhibition conveyed that evolution is also observable today and shapes our environment.

The exhibition was a collaboration between several research groups of the University Research Priority Program "Evolution in Action - From Genome to Ecosystem" of the University of Zurich, the Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich, and the scenography office raumprodukt gmbH Zurich. The implementation of the project was made possible by the Agora instrument of the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Ernst Göhner Foundation.