Cosmos

People have always lived with the stars. For centuries they were used as a navigational tool and served as a source of existential meaning. But our relationship with the stars is changing. Due

Light pollution

Due to light pollution, 99% of people in Europe are now seeing fewer and fewer stars with the naked eye. By contrast, telescopes are able to see deeper and deeper into the universe, while space travel is exerting an increasingly significant influence on our lives. What are the effects of this?

Imagination

In Cosmos, contemporary art enters into a dialogue with 18th-and 19th-century science in a way you will never have seen before at Teylers Museum. In the historical galleries old and new, and art and science are brought together.Cosmos shows that, to both artists and scientists, imagination is a key ingredient for gaining a better understanding of the universe.