When: March 15–May 16, 2004
Where: Sioux Falls, SD
Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)

The NEI’s V I S I O N traveling exhibit continues its tour in South Dakota through May 2004.

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, California. These modules demonstrate how the eye focuses light, how we perceive motion and color, and how the brain processes visual information into a meaningful picture.

Since the exhibit tour was launched in 1993, V I S I O N has visited science museums in 29 cities and has been seen by more than 5 million visitors.

Next Steps
Visit the exhibit at the Kirby Science Discovery Center through May 16, 2004. For hours and directions, visit the Discovery Center's Web site at www.washingtonpavilion.org/ScienceDiscoveryCenter/Index.cfm.

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