WONDER BOUND
Enchanted by wonder

Cosmic Cliffs (JWST) Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

The exhibition was created through the collaboration of the Vatican Observatory, Johns Hopkins University, and the Space Telescope Science Institute, and is structured around twelve panels presenting, in large format, some of the most spectacular astronomical images captured by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, accompanied by commentary from the scientists responsible for the corresponding research programs.

The exhibition itinerary — enriched at Rimini by an immersive view of the sky and by real-time observations — celebrates both the sense of wonder and the growing scientific understanding of the universe: a tribute to that inexhaustible curiosity and creativity which drive humanity toward an indomitable striving for discovery.

Exhibition produced by Johns Hopkins University and Space Telescope Science Institute

With contributions from Marco Bersanelli, Department of Physics, University of Milan; Aldo Bonomo, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, Astrophysical Observatory of Turin; Nicolás Estrada, Thales Alenia Space, Gorgonzola; Anna Marlis Burgard, Johns Hopkins Wavelengths, Baltimore; Villi Demaldé, Euresis Association; Joseph DePasquale, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore; Paolo Fini, Astronomical Observatory Beato Ermanno “lo storpio”, Impruneta; Saul Garavaglia, Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, National Research Council; Antonino Francesco Lanza, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, Astrophysical Observatory of Catania; Carlo Felice Manara, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching; Anna Miotello, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching; Giuseppe Puglisi, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania; Franco Risca, Astronomical Observatory Beato Ermanno “lo storpio”, Impruneta; Massimo Robberto, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore; Giovanni Rosotti, Department of Physics, University of Milan; Mariachiara Rossetti, Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, IASF Milan

Exhibition itinerary developed by Associazione Euresis in collaboration with Camplus

With thanks to the Vatican Observatory

Curated by Marco Bersanelli, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano; Aldo Bonomo, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino; Anna Marlis Burgard, Johns Hopkins Wavelengths, Baltimore; Villi Demaldé, Associazione Euresis; Joseph DePasquale, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore; Paolo Fini, Osservatorio Astronomico Beato Ermanno “lo storpio”, Impruneta; Saul Garavaglia, Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Antonino Francesco Lanza, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania; Carlo Felice Manara, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching; Anna Miotello, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching; Giuseppe Puglisi, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Catania; Franco Risca, Osservatorio Astronomico Beato Ermanno “lo storpio”, Impruneta; Massimo Robberto, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore; Giovanni Rosotti, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano; Mariachiara Rossetti, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF Milano