The visual culture of science and technology can enhance how we see and understand the world around us. And although it can be graphic (!), medical images can help us better understand our own bodies. These programs will take us through history and into the present, highlighting the connections between science, technology, and the graphic world.

Discussion Prompts

• Should scientists, engineers, and artists work together? How?
• How do visual aesthetics impact your interest in science?
• Has technology altered how we read?
• Do screens and visual technologies make your health and medicine seem more accessible?

Suggested Activities

Choose a famous building from around the world, like the Brunelleschi Dome in Florence, or the Sydney Opera House, and locate pictures of it from many angles. Choose a feature that stands out to you and design your own building based on that feature.

Early visual technology made motion pictures possible. The zoetrope is a simple technology that predates the moving picture film. This site offers simple DIY instructions.

Further Reading

Artists and Scientists more alike than different

Health and Hygiene in the 19th Century

Interview with Lindsey Fitzharris, The Butchering Art: Victorian Medicine, from blood-caked aprons to body snatching, to antiseptic

Audio- Disability Visibility Project Interviews Joshua Miele

We value educators and youth and want to support lifelong learning! Teachers can purchase tickets to any event at a discounted price. And in fall 2018, youth can attend select programs for just $5 using the Teen Arts Pass. For more information about tickets please call the box office at (312) 605-8444.

PS – We’d love to hear from you! Please share with us your thoughts about these resources and your experiences using them!