Featured Events

Join us for events at the National Academy of Sciences that explore art and science collaborations.

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Science and Performing Arts

CPNAS hosts concerts, theatrical readings, screenings, and other events exploring intersections of science and performance.

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DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous

DASERs are regular salons offered to foster conversations between disciplines and to encourage networking.

Related Exhibitions

CPNAS hosts exhibitions in the NAS Building that highlight creative and imaginative intersections between art and science.  The exhibitions change approximately every six months.  Please check back here frequently to see what is happening in our galleries.

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Imo Nse Imeh: Monuments to Our Skies

February 3 - July 1, 2025
This exhibition by Massachusetts-based artist Imo Nse Imeh features 12 paintings from 2019 to the present, exploring mental health, faith, and divinity within the Black community. Key highlights include the...

Lia Halloran: Warped Side

February 3 - June 1, 2025
Artist Lia Halloran spent 13 years creating over 650 paintings for the book The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves,...
NAS Building Timeline and Promethean Sparks

NAS Building Timeline and Promethean Sparks

April 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
“We call it the building for the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council, but in reality, it should be the nation’s home of science in America and...
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.