Space Science Week 2025 Keynote Public Lecture

This special evening event on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 6:30 p.m. will feature a conversation between physicist Kip Thorne and artist Lia Halloran focusing on their project “The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey Through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves.” The conversation will be moderated by Taras W. Matla, Director, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park. This engaging dialogue will blend Thorne’s scientific insights with Halloran’s artistic interpretations, using poetry and paintings to make complex astrophysical concepts more accessible. Their work delves into profound questions about the universe’s origins and the nature of time and space.

Visitors will have an opportunity to see their exhibition, “Warped Side,” in the Upstairs Gallery before and after the lecture.

If you would like to register for any other Space Science Week sessions in addition to the lecture, please click here for the full registration.

If you would like to watch the lecture virtually, registration is not required. Please click here for the livestream information on the event website.

Portrait of Kip Thorne and Lia Halloran by Adam Hemingway.

Delivery Method

  • In Person
  • Live Virtual

Timing

  • Upcoming

Category

  • CPNAS Events

Location

  • NAS Building
  • 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
  • Washington
  • D.C.
Register For Event

Other Exhibitions

View All Events and Exhibitions

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital: Raising Aniya

March 28, 2025

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital: Plastic People

March 29, 2025

DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

February 20, 2025

Event Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academy of Sciences mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization.