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Cortex, created by artist Raphael Vella, is one of the science-based art works created purposely for the first edition of Science in the City.

Curated by Lily Agius Gallery, Cortex will hang under the arcades outside the National Library in Republic Square, Valletta, on September 28. The event is sponsored by Nexos Lighting Technology, aided by Mario Valentino and his team.

The installation is made of sheets of acrylic joined together to look like a brain structure. Each section comes from a different mammalian brain: the rhesus monkey, the goat, the horse, the zebra, the Californian sea lion, and several others.

Science in the City forms part of the pan-European Researchers’ Night, held annually with the aim of encouraging adults and children alike to creatively engage with science in a more entertaining way.

From 6pm onwards Valletta’s main streets will host interactive science shows, hands-on experiments, science films, talks, discussions, art and a carnival parade.

Science in the City is supported by the EU Seventh Framework Programme and the Malta Arts Fund and co-ordinated by the University of Malta, in partnership with Valletta Council, Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee , the Malta Council for Science and Technology, the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, Where’s Everybody, the Malta Chamber of Scientists, Notte Bianca, iCreatemotion, Lily Agius Gallery, St James Cavalier and the University’s Research, Innovation and Development Trust.

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