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Around forty students, five teachers and thirty researchers worked together between January and May 2026 to turn scientific subjects into images. Florence’s “Illustra la Scienza” project produced original drawings on topics ranging from plastic recycling to light pollution. [1]
The BRIGHT-NIGHT programme lists the exhibition at Palazzo Bastogi, Via Cavour 18 in Florence, from 23 to 25 September, with free admission. The works developed through discussions with CNR and University of Florence researchers and are also intended as scientific journal covers. [3]
The exhibition and catalogue presentation was scheduled for 22 September. The sources consulted are the organisers’ programmes: they document the project and appointments, not visitor numbers or measured learning outcomes. [2]
The bright side
Students help communicate research by creating their own images, instead of encountering science only as something to study. [1][3]
One idea, in simple words
How can a drawing explain research? In Florence, around forty students worked with teachers and researchers to try. Between January and May 2026, they created images about different subjects, such as recycling plastic and the light that makes the night sky too bright. [1]
Their work is part of the “Illustra la Scienza” exhibition scheduled at Palazzo Bastogi. The BRIGHT-NIGHT programme lists free visits from 23 to 25 September. The drawings came from talking to the people doing the research, rather than freely inventing its results. [3]
Here is an example of the approach: to explain a material, you could draw its parts and show how they fit together. The picture helps people ask questions. Experts must then check that the explanation is correct. Art and science can work together. [2]
A little discovery to keep
What did you discover?
Straight from the source.
- Mostra “Illustra la scienza” Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche · No publication date provided
- Illustra la Scienza: un percorso su immagini, scienza ed editoria CNR — Istituto di Informatica Giuridica e Sistemi Giudiziari · 18 Sept 2026
- Illustra la Scienza BRIGHT-NIGHT · No publication date provided
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