Art / ScienceThe Epic Battle Between Art

and Science Museums

Robert SteinDallas Museum of Art

@rjstein

HOW I LEARNED TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY MUSEUM WILL NEVER OWN A

TESLA COIL

SCIENCE MUSEUMS HAVE

DINOSAURSSCIENCE MUSEUMS HAVE

DINOSAURS

ART MUSEUMS HAVE

DINOSAURSART MUSEUMS HAVE

DINOSAURS

SCIENCE MUSEUMS HAVE GREAT

TAXIDERMYSCIENCE MUSEUMS HAVE GREAT

TAXIDERMY

AT SCIENCE MUSEUMS…

VISITORS PUSH BUTTONS

OBJECTS PUSH VISITORS’

BUTTONS

AT ART MUSEUMS…

THE SCIENCE OF OUR

PRESENT

MIMICS ART FROM OUR

PAST

ART REMINDS US OF OUR

DREAMS

AND HELPS US

DREAM

NEW SCIENCE FOR TOMORROW

SCIENCE IS A

PROCESSOF TRIALS AND EXPERIEMENTS

Artist’s TrialsARTISTS WORK IS A

PROCESSOF TRIALS AND EXPERIEMENTS

ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS ARE KEEN

OBSERVERS

ART / SCIENCE

ASTROPHYSICS / METAPHYSICS

INSPIRATION

I ADMIRE

SCIENCE MUSEUMS

BUT HISTORY MUSEUMS

ARE BORING!

Robert Stein@rjsteinDallas Museum of Art

THANK YOU!