Astronomic! December 29, 2010

A collaboration between Krannert Art Museum and the Illinois Simulator Laboratory of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 'Astronomic!' highlights the history of imaging the Universe. Using 2D paintings, an electronic LED wall, 3D objects, and an immersive virtual reality viewing room (CANVAS), this exhibition enables museum visitors to consider the artistry of medieval representations of the Universe, explore 20th century artistic and satellite-imaged renderings of distant space, and fly through galaxies in 3D.