The Health Museum, an interactive health science museum located in the Houston Museum District, has acquired a new art installation called "The Reading Brain" that explores dyslexia, according to a Dec. 19 news release.

The details

"The Reading Brain" was created by Sarah Sudhoff, a Cuban-American artist and advocate based in Houston, and developed with Dr. Guinevere Eden, director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University, according to the news release. The exhibit displays a vibrantly colored, playful organic brain-like structure, which generates a real-time, changing visualization of brain activity produced by dyslexic children reading.

“Even though your brain works differently, it still lights up and is beautiful to watch, a wonderful machine you have. It just means you have to navigate and pivot a little differently,” Sudhoff said via news release.

Sudhoff collaborated with doctors to collect data and make the final piece research-based. Sudhoff also has a son who is dyslexic and likes sculptures and the color red—things she took into the final design of the exhibit, according to the news release.


The installation will be a feature of the museum during MindWorks, which brings mental processes like decision-making, memory and emotions to life through colorful, playful and fun hands-on exhibits. MindWorks will close at The Health Museum on January 5, 2025, according to the news release.