Saturday, January 28 - Sunday, May 21, 2017
at the Weisman Art Museum, U of M-Twin Cities campus

Santiago Ramón y Cajal, considered the father of modern neuroscience, was also an exceptional artist. He drew the brain in a way that provided a clarity exceeding that achieved by photographs. This traveling exhibition of Cajal’s original drawings was organized by the Weisman Art Museum in collaboration with Drs. Eric Newman, Alfonso Araque, and Janet Dubinsky, neuroscientists at the University of Minnesota and leaders in the field of neuroscience. Visit the museum site for more information.

Teacher Resources

In support of The Beautiful Brain exhibit, Jamee Yung of WAM has developed a teacher resource kit titled "Drawing As A Way Of Thinking: Classroom Activities." The kit includes background information about Cajal, the neuroscientist and the artist, as well as four classroom activities spanning language arts, visual arts, science, and math. These activities are designed for middle school students and can be adapted for students in elementary and high school. Download the kit.

April 27 Free Public Lecture on Art and the Brain

What Art Can Tell Us About the Brain
7PM, April 27, 2017, at the Regis Center for Art | InFlux Space, 405 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Dr. Margaret Livingstone from Harvard Medical School is giving a free public lecture sponsored by University of Minnesota Department of Neuroscience, the Department of Art, and the Weisman Art Museum. The lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, on view at the Weisman Art Museum. More information.

January 27 Symposium

The Friday before the exhibit opens, the Weisman Art Museum will host a symposium about Cajal and his work. Guest speakers include Lyndel King, director of WAM; Larry Swanson, USC professor, who'll talk about "The Life and Times of Cajal;" Fernando de Castro of the Cajal Institute in Madrid on "Cajal and his Disciples: The Discoveries of the Spanish Neurohistological School;" and Eric Himmel, editor-in-chief at Abrams Books on "Drawing the Beautiful Brain." The symposium takes place Friday, January 27, 2017 from 12:00-2:30pm at the Weisman Art Museum. Download the flyer.