Robert Boyle Summer School 2024
Date : Thu 09 May - Sun 12 May
Contact: [email protected]
Cost : €30 - €120
Waterford City and Lismore
Following on from our fully booked Robert Boyle Winter School in January we are delighted to announce the final line-up for the 12th Annual Robert Boyle Summer School taking place from Thursday 9 May until Sunday, 12 May in Waterford City and the heritage village of Lismore.
The Robert Boyle Summer School celebrates Lismore’s most famous son Robert Boyle – the Father of Modern Chemistry - with a three day festival. This year features an impressive line-up of artists and historians, with a botanical art workshop and our ever-popular garden party in the grounds of Lismore Castle.
This years line up:
- Antiquarian Roger Gaskell explores the scientific classic 'Micrographia' by Robert Hooke. This text was the original scientific bestseller and presented drawn images of insects and flora under a microscope for the first time ever.
- Leonardo da Vinci features prominently on the schedule. Scholar Dr Martin Landus of University of Oxford explores the interrelationships of Science and Art in da Vincis work, whilst figurative artist Una Sealy discusses the influence of da Vinci in her anatomical works.
- Artist Nuala Clarke joins us to delve into the commonalities between scientific and artistic methodologies, whilst Dr Fernando Corbalán from the Universidad de Zaragoza illustrates the relationships between Mathematics and Art. SETU lecturer Carlos Garcia Pando demonstrates how da Vincis work informed the invention of the 3D printer.
- This year, we offer our guests a botanical art workshop with artist Gooee O Brien, followed by the ever-popular garden party to reflect and discuss in the grounds of Lismore Castle.
The Summer School is made possible through a collaboration between Calmast STEM Engagement Centre South East Technological University and the Lismore Heritage Centre, with support from the Waterford City & County Council local industry partners, and Lismore Castle Estates.
The Festival Schedule is available on the website www.robertboyle.ie.
For more information on CALMAST visit www.calmast.ie
