A Walk Through Time

Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Bateman Street gate.
Monday 18 June - Friday 22 June 2001 (inclusive)
Open daily from 10am

For three days next week, the University's Botanic Garden will host a temporary exhibition which depicts the 5,000 million year story of the evolution of the earth and its life forms, including the origin of man. The exhibition, entitled A Walk Through Time, comprises ninety panels of text and colourful illustrations, installed along a one-kilometre path through the Garden.

Each foot of the Walk represents one million years of time. At this scale:

A Walk Through Time was developed by the Stanford physicist, Dr Sid Liebes. It was conceived as a cautionary tale, illustrating the global dangers of overdevelopment. His intention was: "to provide a viscerally meaningful perspective on how humans should conduct themsleves to avoid precipitating the next mass extinction of species."

The exhibition was created in 1997 by employees of the Hewlett-Packard Company, in collaboration with external experts. The touring exhibition was subsequently donated by HP Labs to the Foundation for Global Community, a not-for-profit organisation based in California. Since then it has been shown throughout the world.

Viewing the exhibition will be free but normal admission charges to the Garden apply:

Further information
Tel: 01223 336265
Email: gardens@hermes.cam.ac.uk

Useful links
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
A Walk Through Time can also be viewed on the web at www.globalcommunity .org/wtt/