Science & Art

Event

Lights out, stars on!

You too, have probably looked at the night sky and maybe searched for some constellations, spotted a planet or just enjoyed the twinkling stars. And you may have noticed that you are able to see more stars in darker areas. This is why Leiden will be in the dark on the 25th of September.

• September 22, 2022

News

416 candles on the cake

Friday the 15th of July was the 416th birthday of Rembrandt van Rijn. Because this birthday was during the year of Leiden City of Science it was celebrated in a special way; with the smallest artwork in the world.

• September 16, 2022

Interview

Imagining the future

Yoko Shimizu is an award-winning artist, researcher, and creative director from Kyoto, who is currently working at the Ars Electronica future lab in Linz, Austria. Learn about her unique career, prolific works, and what she wants to achieve through her work.

• March 26, 2022

Interview

About becoming a botanical illustrator and why it’s worth it

After studying Biology at Leiden University, Esmée Winkel completed a master’s degree in Scientific Illustration. Since then, her work has received several awards, including three gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society in London.

• February 03, 2022

Background

The ecology of Dune

Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi classic Dune starts with a dedication: to dry-land ecologists. The book about the struggle over a desert planet which is rich in a precious resource, spice, has a major theme - long-term ecology.

• December 02, 2021

Interview

The science in the cards of ImmunoWars

Imagine: you’d like to bring the current state of immunology to the general public in an understandable and fun way. That’s quite a challenge, so how can you best go about it? Well, with a card game of course!

• November 22, 2021

News

Leiden as the European City of Science; what does it entail and who is behind the scenes?

In the year 2022, Leiden will be known throughout Europe as ‘The European City of Science’. Every day, for 365 days, there is something on the program agenda related to science, knowledge, and art.The final program was announced last Wednesday, November 10th.

• November 18, 2021

Series

Art and astronomy part I: The cosmos on canvas

Then I go out and paint the stars - Vincent van Gogh

• September 23, 2021

Series

Scientists or artists? Part I

Science and art go hand in hand more often than you would think. In this first part of two, editor Linshan Feng puts the matter into historical perspective.

• September 09, 2021

Articles

Lights out, stars on!

416 candles on the cake

Imagining the future

About becoming a botanical illustrator and why it’s worth it

The ecology of Dune

The science in the cards of ImmunoWars

Leiden as the European City of Science; what does it entail and who is behind the scenes?

Art and astronomy part I: The cosmos on canvas

Scientists or artists? Part I