Periodic Table Project

The Periodic Table Project showing the periodic table with each element represented by a piece of art.

Take in this breathtaking, larger-than-life mural located in the front foyer of the Centre for Environmental Information and Technology on the University of Waterloo main campus. 

To celebrate the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) in 2011, Chem 13 News magazine, together with the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemistry and the Faculty of Science, encouraged chemistry educators and enthusiasts worldwide to adopt an element and artistically interpret that element. The elemental tiles were then placed into a poster mosaic of science and art entitled the Periodic Table Project.

In April 2012, a 25-foot by 18-foot wall mural of the final Periodic Table Project was installed at the Earth Sciences Museum at the University of Waterloo.

Visit this exhibit in the EIT Main Foyer

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To learn more about the project and download the various electronic resources, visit the Periodic Table Project webpage.

We wish to thank 3M Canada for providing the materials and the installation of the wall mural.