Mount Wilson Observatory
Saturday, August 13 at 3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Ends Aug 14, 2022
Mount Wilson Observatory—the place where humankind discovered its place in the universe—is pleased to present a special exhibition of Acoustic Sculptures created by the late Michael Brewster, to take place on Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14, 2022. Within Sound: The Acoustic Sculptures of Michael Brewster, will be presented in the historic Dome of the 100-inch telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory. A lecture Saturday and Sunday afternoon in the Astronomical Museum Auditorium on the Mt. Wilson Observatory campus.
Within Sound is the first event included in the brand new Arts @ the Observatory program of fine art at Mount Wilson. Two presentations of sound works will occur on the afternoons of Saturday, August 13th and Sunday, August 14th, at 3:00pm and at 6:00pm each day, with a 50-minute lecture about Michael Brewster in the Observatory’s Auditorium at 4:15pm, between the two performances. A reception with the curators including light fare and refreshments will be offered after the lecture. Additionally, a very special presentation will take place on Saturday, August 13 at 7:30pm as part of the Cosmic Sounds telescope viewing series. After a presentation of a work by Brewster, guests will be expertly guided through their observations of the night skies through the 100-inch telescope; the telescope that set the cornerstones of our conception of the cosmos.