V I S I O N Traveling Exhibit Moves to Nashville, TN When: May 29October 3, 2004 Where: Nashville, TN Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI) V I S I O N, a traveling exhibit on eye-brain coordination and research into protecting sight, is moving to Tennessee. The exhibit explains how the eye focuses light, how we perceive motion and color, and how the brain processes visual information into a meaningful picture. V I S I O N was developed as part of the NEI’s 25th anniversary celebration. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit illustrates how the eye and brain work together to create vision and how researchers are developing ways to protect our sight from visual disorders and diseases. The exhibit includes 10 interactive modules developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Since the exhibit was launched in 1993, it has visited science museums in 30 cities and been seen by more than 5 million visitors. Next Steps Anyone can visit the exhibit during regular museum hours. For more information, visit the V I S I O N exhibit Web site at www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.htm or visit the Adventure Science Center Web site at www.adventuresci.com.
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