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MatemAlquimia

Universum: Museo de las Ciencias de la UNAM (Science Museum)

UNAM: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

November 28, 2025 to June 20, 2026
Mexico City, Mexico

“MatemAlquimia, a hybrid word that describes the transformation of art into mathematics, and of mathematics into art, is an installation created during the pandemic by a group of 24 artists, mathematicians, and mathematicians who, through collaborative pieces, transform concepts such as fractals, topology, Archimedean solids, and prime numbers into artistic experiences. The proposal was born from a dialogue between Ingrid Daubechies—mathematician, physicist, and science communicator, recipient of the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize and Honorary Doctorate from UNAM—and Dominique Ehrmann, a textile artist who reinvents the limits of her discipline through sculptural installations.

MatemAlquimia comes to Universum as part of the 50th anniversary of the Institute for Research in Applied Mathematics and Systems (IIMAS), and in dialogue with the Imaginario Matemático gallery.” Source: UNAM (Translation by Google)

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June 18 – October 31, 2025

Window Rock, AZ

Mathemalchemy participated in the Math Circles Project Summer Camp.

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The University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM)

November 6, 2024 – May 2, 2025

Entry Hall of the Pavillon President-Kennedy
201 Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X 3Y7, Canada
Metro station: Place des ArtsThe University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM)

March 14, 2025 Pi Day

Mathematicians at the request of art conservators

Presentation by Ingrid Daubechies on the occasion of International Mathematics Day followed by tour of the Mathemalchemy Exhibit.

Additionally, Dominique Ehrmann will be available at the exhibit throughout the day. She will be happy to share her experience with you and answer your questions regarding the artistic process of the installation.

Presentation details: Friday. 14 March 2025 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM UTC−4

UQAM Pavilion Sherbrooke 200 Rue Sherbrooke West Montreal, QC H2X 1X5 Canada

The study of the state of preservation of paintings, and of works of art in general, appeals to a wide range of scientific disciplines. Some applications of chemistry (chemical analysis of miniscule fragments) and physics (fluorescence, X-ray imaging …) are often mentioned in this framework. The different ways in which art conservation has benefited from mathematical approaches are less well known. The conference will showcase a variety of examples, from the reconstruction of frescoes destroyed during World War II to the virtual restoration of paintings damaged by passage
of time or still covered by more recent coats of paint hiding them.

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November 6, 2024 from 7 – 8:30pm. MathémAlchimie – La poésie des mathématiques.

National Museum of Mathematics

May 22 – October 27, 2024
225 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010

Walk with Me in the Mathemalchemy Wonderland, featuring Ingrid Daubechies (in person) on July 16, 18, 23, and 25 at 6:30 pm.

Exploring Intriguing Mathematical Nuggets:
“The Cryptography Quilt in Mathemalchemy” on May 23 and 24. 2024. The presentation is in person with Ingrid Daubechies and starts at 6:30 pm on both nights.

Northern Kentucky University

November 11, 2023 – May 5, 2024

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
4th Floor Atrium of the Mathematics, Education, and Psychology Building
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Map: Open Google Maps and copy/paste “2GJQ+23 Newport, Kentucky” into search bar.

Parking is available at the NKU Kenton Parking Garage (Google Map 2GJM+53)

Exhibit Opening and Events at Saturday, November 11
Event: Mathematics and Art Fun Day
Preview the installation with a talk and activities facilitated by Ingrid Daubechies, 10am to Noon. Open to the public. Kids welcome!
Location: The Institute for Health Innovation, Rooms HE 102 and 104 (Google Map 2GJM+MM)

Monday, November 13
The James Sehnert Memorial Lecture Series
Ingrid Daubechies presents “Mathemalchemy: A Wonderland of Mathematics” 7:30pm in the NKU Otto Budig Theater.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum

April 1 through October 31, 2023

Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00am–5:00pm
The third Thursday of each month is an admission-by-donation evening from 5:00–8:30pm.

University of British Columbia
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Mathemalchemy was brought to UBC by PIMS with support from UBC Faculty of Science, UBC Department of Mathematics, and Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which the Beaty Biodiversity Museum is located is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the x^wməθk^wəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.