From today through the summer, Parque de las Ciencias in Granada (Spain) is hosting Sketching Antimicrobial Resistance: Thirty Stories, One Health, a European exhibition that turns science into art to tackle one of today’s biggest health threats.
Thirty illustrators from 30 countries (all EU Member States plus Norway, Iceland, and Ukraine) have created original artworks explaining what antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is, why it matters, and what we can all do about it. Each piece reflects the One Health approach, connecting human, animal, and environmental health.
Spanish illustrator Óscar Alonso (72 kilos) represents Spain in the project. His piece shows his six-year-old son washing his hands; a simple gesture he says stands in for “seven billion people washing their hands.”
The exhibition has already toured Vienna, Warsaw, Brussels, Lyon, Rome, Madrid, and Lisbon. In Granada, it will be on display all summer in Marie Curie Square inside the science museum Parque de las Ciencias.
Parque de las Ciencias is a 70,000 m² interactive science museum located just a short walk from Granada’s historic city center. Since its opening in 1995, more than 15 million people have already visited its facilities, a figure that has established it as an internationally recognized center for science outreach in southern Europe.
Beyond the exhibition, the project includes a multilingual website, an illustrated album, and a social media campaign (#SketchingAntimicrobialResistance) that has reached millions of people online.
AMR causes over 33,000 deaths a year in the EU and costs an estimated €1.5 billion. The exhibition is part of EU-JAMRAI 2, a European Joint Action co-funded by the EU4Health programme, involving more than 120 institutions across 30 countries.
