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Opening of the exhibition "G. J. Mendel and the trouble-ridden story of genes" at the University Library Maribor

The opening Ceremony of an exhibition „G. J. Mendel and the trouble-ridden story of genes” was held on October 17, 2022 in the framework of the 200 birth anniversary of G. J. Mendel, the founder of genetics.
 

The touring exhibition "Gregor Johann Mendel and the trouble-ridden story of genes" is based on a comic book by Lucie Seiferová and shows his life from birth, through his studies in Bohemia and Vienna, his entry into the monastery and his teaching practice in an entertaining way. Exhibition is focused on his research activities, in particular his experiments in pea crossbreeding and subsequent research into the transmission of hereditary traits from parents to offspring. The exhibition also introduces Mendel's followers Hugo de Vries, Carl Erich Correns and Erich von Tschermak, who independently confirmed his discoveries and conclusions in 1900. It also reminiscents the attitude of Nazism and Communism towards genetics. It summarises how the knowledge gained from genetics has been applied in various fields (e.g. agriculture, forensic medicine, medicine, archaeology, etc.). Finally, it presents the traces and message of Mendel in the contemporary Czech Republic.

The exhibition was supported by City of Brno and the Mendel University in Brno. Into Slovenia was brought under the auspices of the Czech Ambassador in Ljubljana, H.E. Mr. Juraj Chmiel, by Mrs. Alena Šamonilová, President of the Czech-Slovenian Society. After Ljubljana, Koper, Vipava and Bogenšperk Castle in Šmartno pri Litiji, this is the fifth place where the exhibition has been presented.

The exhibition was opened by Prof. Dr. Marko Kačič, Rector of the University of Maribor, H.E. Juraj Chmiel, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana, and Alena Šamonilová, President of the Czech-Slovak Society.

Members of the Maribor Conservatory of Music and Ballet prepared the accompanying cultural programme. The exhibition will be on display until 19 November 2022.

 

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Opening of the exhibition "G. J. Mendel and the trouble-ridden story of genes" at the University Library Maribor