Art and astronomy meet thanks to the IncAstri d'Arte initiative in Naples!
Since June 16 2016 the event will start "IncAstri. Art meets Astronomy", Organized in collaboration between theAstronomical Observatory of Capodimonte and the Campania Museum Complex.
During the initiative, a series of meetings, initiatives and itineraries will be organized in five museums in the city: Royal Palace, Certosa di San Martino Museum, Castel Sant'Elmo, Pignatelli Museum e Duca di Martina Museum.
The common thread will be astronomy seen in the artistic dimension, source of inspiration and knowledge of the mysterious Universe.
We will be able to see the astrolabes of the Naval Section of the Certosa di San Martino, used to calculate the position of the celestial bodies, the optical boxes and the telescopes of the Museo Duca di Martina, the telescope from the collection of the princess Pignatelli and the famous ones nineteenth-century clocks with planetarium and figure of Atlas kept at the Royal Palace.
The inaugural appointment will be 'Stelle di Re: from the Farnese collection of Carlo di Borbone to the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory', in which two astronomical instruments will be discussed: the celestial globe by Roll Reinhold and the clock by Chlasner, belonging to the Farnese collection, exhibited at the Astronomical Observatory.
For each appointment is reservation required.
Program
16nd June
Where: Capodimonte Observatory
Timetable: at 20.30
Stelle di Re: from the Farnese collection of Carlo di Borbone to the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory.
30nd June
Where: Certosa and San Martino Museum
Timetable: at 17.00
The Measure of the Cosmos from Hipparchus Astrolabos to the Gaia Space Mission.
A conversation on the astronomical instruments used over the centuries to measure the Cosmos, from the astrolabes preserved in the Naval Section of the Certosa di San Martino, to the Gaia Space Mission which will show a detailed mapping of the stars closest to us.
7 July
Where: Museo del Duca di Martina
Timetable at 17.00
Visions and Observations: the suggestions of the Cosmos seen in the mirror
Observations of the Cosmos through the optical boxes of the eighteenth century and the farthest centuries and the great modern telescopes.
14 July
Where: Castel Sant'Elmo
Timetable at 17.00
A Walk on Mars, from the Canali di Schiaparelli to the Exploration of the Red Planet.
21 July
Where: Museum of Villa Pignatelli
Timetable at 17.00
The Violent Universe: stellar explosions near and far
We will talk about the most violent phenomena of the Universe, from spectacular solar eruptions to the most distant cosmic explosions that can become natural spectacles to be observed even with amateur telescopes. One of these is the “Harris & Sons” telescope from the collection of Princess Rosina Pignatelli, which is located on the first floor of the Museum. We will talk about the scientific discoveries that have revolutionized modern astrophysics.
28 July
Where: Palazzo Reale
Timetable: at 17.00
The imagined universe: from Democritus' stars to Hawking's black holes. Imagination or reality?
The director of the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory, Massimo della Valle, and the director of the Royal Palace of Naples, Antonella Cucciniello, will start from Democritus' theories on the stars and to arrive at the fascinating study on black holes by Stephen Hawking, which will be discussed. through the artifacts preserved in the Palace, such as the XNUMXth century planetarium clock and the clock with the figure of Atlas holding the globe.
Information on IncAstri d'Arte
When: 16 and 30 June. 7, 14, 21 and 28 July 2016
Where:
- Royal Palace
- Certosa di San Martino Museum
- Castel Sant'Elmo
- Pignatelli Museum
- Duca di Martina Museum
Prezzi: free participation in meetings for those who own the ticket for individual museums (sold at reduced rates). Reservation required at: eventi@oacn.inaf.it.
