HAPS Institute Courses

Spring 2025

Connecting Art and Anatomy in London, Amsterdam, and Belgium
(3 credits)
May 1st – July 15th, 2025
Kevin Petti, Ph.D.
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This international, interdisciplinary experience is preceded by an asynchronous, online curriculum employing a
series of academic readings placing the travel experience into context, and followed by the development of an
academic project. This program incorporates the humanities into the sciences, allowing students to Connect Art
and Anatomy in a unique manner, resulting in a deep and rich understanding of the historic and cultural
underpinnings of anatomy education. Students visit London, Amsterdam and The Hague in The Netherlands, as well as Brussels and Leuven in
Belgium. The itinerary examines Victorian Era and Dutch Golden Age depictions of the human form in
painting. These masterpieces will be considered with the context of how they were influenced by the dissections
conducted by the artistic masters. Historic anatomy museums in London, Amsterdam and Belgium universities
explore the evolution of anatomy education and medicine in Europe. Original copies of the seminal texts in
anatomy and physiology, such as The Fabrica by Vesalius, and De Moto Cordis by Harvey are examined. More details on the program and registration can be found here.