New Exhibit: Visual Science: The Art of Research
When:
Friday, Sep 20, 2019 11:00a -
4:00p
Repeats weekly
Friday, Sep 20, 2019 11:00a -
4:00p
Repeats weekly
Where:
The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
1 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Date Idea, University
Event website:
http://bit.ly/2kgLBnn
“Visual Science: The Art of Research” is a a new exhibit coming to the 2nd floor gallery of The Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. The exhibit focuses on how scientists and artists work symbiotically to communicate scientific research through the visual arts, featuring images and objects drawn from a variety of disciplines and time periods. With large scale reproduction images, three dimensional objects, and films, this exhibit offers visitors a sampling of this rich topic, featuring images from pioneers such as the Polaroid inventor Edwin Land.
The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is open Sunday through Friday, 11am to 4:00pm in the Harvard Science Center, 2nd Floor, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138. The exhibit opens Friday, September 20, at 11am, and will be on view through September 2020.
CHSI is a partner museum of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
Image credit: Edwin Land’s “Mondrian” color panel
Polaroid inventor, Edwin Land, created this paper collage to study color vision.
1975-1985, #2004-1-0258, Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
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