Photographic Exhibition & Lecture: The Milky Way Through
Science, History & Art, Sep 6-13 2012 @ Italian Institute of
Culture Presentation by Dr. Paola Platania, the curator of the
Istituto di Fisica del Plasma of the Italian National Research
Centre (CNR) at the Italian Institute of Culture on Thursday 6th
September 2012 at 7.00pm. The exhibition runs till 13th
September 2012 Open from Monday to Thursday from 10.30am to
6.00pm. On Friday from 10.30am to 4.00pm. – closed on Saturdays,
Sundays & public holidays WHEREFORE SO MANY LIGHTS? The
spectacle of the arc of the Milky Way in the sky has filled
every human generation with wonder, from prehistory to the
present day. Ancient civilizations the world over have built
myths and legends attempting to express the intuition of a
mysterious relationship between human life and the ineffable
celestial nebula. Throughout history, artists, poets and
painters have been inspired by the faint silvery light of the
Milky Way. Starting from the 17th century, modern science h