Statues of Darwin and Huxley in the natural history museum

Charles Darwin and Thomas Henry Huxley were well-known scientists of the time.

In 1885 the statue of Darwin took pride of being placed in the Central Hall in the Natural History Museum.

In 1927 Darwin’s statue was moved to the North Hall, to be replaced by a statue of Richard Owen.
The Darwin statue has been moved to the Central Hall to celebrate Darwin200. 

Charles Darwin published on “The Origin of Species” in 1859, which introduced his famous theory of evolution by natural selection.

Thomas Henry Huxley defended Darwin´s ideas against Samuel Wilberborce in 1860.

He was named Darwin´s bulldog.