Saturday May 9, 2026 | Noon to 1:30 PM
The Galileo Project Artist Talk and Tour
With artists Doug Bosch, Richard Whitten, and Nancy Bockbrader
Saturday May 9, 2026 | Noon to 1:30 PM
Free with Museum Admission. No Registration Required. The program begins in the Bickford Theatre.
Join us at the Morris Museum for an artist talk in the Bickford Theatre and gallery tour with The Galileo Project artists Doug Bosch, Richard Whitten, and Nancy Bockbrader. Hear directly from these Professors of Art at Rhode Island College about their inspiration for works that explore the intersection between science and design.
The human urge to measure, define, and understand the world around us drives creativity. Bosch and Whitten identified six inventions from the collections held at Florence’s Museo Galileo and designed their own imagined, yet plausible, contemporary versions of the originals. Their work, begun during Covid and completed last year, responds to the scientific instruments collected by generations of influential patrons between 1434 and 1859. Graphic designer Nancy Bockbrader created an elegant livre peintre accordion book illustrating Bosch’s patent model-like sculptures and Whitten’s manuscript-style paintings.
The Galileo Project was exhibited at Rhode Island College’s Bannister Gallery from November 6 through December 5, 2025 under the curatorial direction of Victoria Gao, Ph.D. An illustrated catalogue is available in the Museum Shop.
Funding for the recent renovation of the Morris Museum Guinness Workshop space and this exhibition are provided by Will and Mary Leland.
Inset image caption: Nancy Bockbrader, Richard Whitten, and Doug Bosch. Courtesy of Victoria Gao / Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College.
