Becoming Jane | Exhibitions. This interactive exhibition celebrates the life and work of Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind's closest living relatives - chimpanzees.

Goodall is best known for her landmark study of chimpanzee behavior in what is now Gombe, Tanzania.

We are a global community conservation organization that advances the vision and work of Dr. Jane Goodall. By protecting chimpanzees and inspiring people to conserve the natural world we all share, we improve the lives of people, animals and the environment.

She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme, and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. As of 2022, she is on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project. In April 2002, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

In 1960, Jane Goodall transformed our understanding of what differentiates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom through the observation that chimpanzees make and use tools.

“Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall” is a highly engaging exhibition that allows guests to experience the remarkable story of a true STEM pioneer. From childhood adventures in England to her revolutionary work in Tanzania, Dr.

Here are 10 things you may not have known about the legendary primatologist:

• Her findings changed the definition of man.
• She had her first chimp 'encounter' as a baby.
• She had a crush on Tarzan.
• She has been observing animals since she was a preschooler.
• She was not allowed to travel to Tanzania alone.

1. Jane Goodall was first introduced to chimpanzees when she was a baby. Her father presented her with a toy chimpanzee when she was one year old. Goodall named it Jubilee, and the toy remained by her side for years.

In 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation, which advocates improved welfare for and better knowledge of chimpanzees, primates, and animals in general. It also promotes noninvasive projects to research primates.

Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934, in London England. At the young age of 26, she followed her passion for animals and Africa to Gombe, Tanzania, where she began her landmark study of chimpanzees in the wild immersing herself in their habitat as a neighbor rather than a distant observer.

In 1960, Jane Goodall transformed our understanding of what differentiates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom through the observation that chimpanzees make and use tools.

She grows in strength, excels at school, becomes a governess, and falls in love with Edward Rochester. After being deceived by him, Jane goes to Marsh End, where she regains her spirituality and discovers her own strength. By novel's end, Jane is a strong, independent woman.

For viewers who would like to know more, we offer these facts about people and events depicted in the film. During the Christmas and New Year's season of 1795-96, Jane Austen met a young Irishman named Tom Lefroy, who was visiting his uncle and aunt in Hampshire.

Popular tourist areas such Dublin's City Hall, Kilruddery House and the Irish Georgian houses on Henrietta Street all feature in the film, as well as more remote locations including Higginsbrook House in Trim and Charleville Forest in Tullamore.

She is the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. Goodall is best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues.

Leading the world's longest-running chimpanzee field research. JGI's research continues the world's longest-running field research on chimpanzees, which Dr. Goodall began in Gombe in 1960.