The Things They Carried:

Unveiling the Place of Objects in the Global Circulation of Knowledge

A NEW exhibition launching August 7th, 2024

Curatorial Statement 

This virtual exhibit is a key component of the Circulating Knowledge: 20 Years On project and is being undertaken in partnership with Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Whipple Museum of the History of Science. We are keen to make this a global exhibit, curated by researchers and institutions around the world. 

Our team with the help of many global scholars have compiled digitized versions of objects/ artifacts related to the conference's theme along with an accompanying paragraph or two that explains its significance to institutions and/or to the global circulation of knowledge. Many artifacts have already been submitted to this on-going exhibition which range from manuscripts, scientific instruments, artworks, works of translation, historical documents, among many others that enrich our exploration of the circulation of knowledge.