International Mendel Day Sees Crowds Touring His Home Monastery in Brno

International Mendel Day Sees Crowds Touring His Home Monastery in Brno

Hundreds of people toured the Augustinian monastery in Brno yesterday to see a facsimile of Gregor Johann Mendel’s manuscript, the Mendel Museum and the local basilica on the 160th anniversary of his famous lecture that laid the foundations of genetics and described the principles of genetic inheritance. To mark the occasion of International Mendel Day, an exhibition about Mendel has been installed in Mendlovo namesti, which includes the popular…

Brno - Hundreds of people came to see the Augustinian monastery in Starý Brno to view the facsimiles of the manuscript of Gregor Johann Mendel, Mendel Museum of Masaryk University. Those interested could also take a tour of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On Mendl Square there is an exhibition about Mendel installed, part of which are the popular Opráski, which bring interesting moments of history closer in a humorous …