Science in Society
Leonel AlegreInes MontalvaoBergit ArendsVarda Gur Ben ShitritBryndís SnæbjörnsdóttirJorge Wagensberg
Historically museums have had a role in defining what’s true, beautiful, valuable and worth sharing with visitors. But how do science museums find balance between the scientific truth and other values and beliefs of social, aesthetic and ethical...
Exhibit development
Anne PrugnonChristina Ritzl VejlgaardLars WerdelinSonja NeumannPanagiotis Poulopoulos
In our dreams, we are transported to different worlds, distant times and sometimes unfamiliar places. This session will explore innovative techniques for creating a sense of time and place in exhibitions, using objects, digital interpretation and...
Outreach
Wendy SadlerDavid PriceMarieke NavinJohn Downey
Passion and interactivity await in this session full of the richness, innovation and potential contained in the spirit of science busking. We dream of a time when the emotional and entertainment value of this highly adaptable method of...
Michelle DevaneyJean-Jacques PerrierBruna ValettiniMichelle DevaneyLUDOVIC FRERE ESCOFFIERMarzia Mazzonetto
In order to imagine new solutions, we must bring together different actors (researchers, stakeholders, societal actors) with complementary knowledge and experiences and forge new partnerships using a participatory approach.
Environment...
Collections
Elna NordBlair ParkinDaniel AntoineFarah Ahmed
A revolution is happening in museums and store rooms around the world. Objects held in museum storage for hundreds of years, some hundreds of millions of years old, are starting to see the light of day in entirely news ways using 3D visualisation...
Collections
Esther DugdaleLubov Strelnikova
The Polytechnic Museum in Moscow is one of the oldest museums of its kind in the world and the largest technical museum in Russia. The modernization project that began in 2010 aims to create a new museum and education centre with advanced museum...
Collections
Annika JoyDidier LavalClara Lim
Science is no longer perceived as a series of instantaneous innovations, but as a gradual evolution, involving lengthy experimentation and huge numbers of people. How do science museums and science centres present the process of change in science...
Marketing & communication
Agnes Ruiz
Before an exhibition travels the world, marketing managers must promote something that doesn’t yet exist. They must also find partners, co-producers and future hosts that must be secured very early in the process. This workshop aims to...
Marketing & communication
Denise AmyotNathalie Caplet
Most of our institutions have a Facebook and a Twitter account, and sometimes a blog. But these can be set up to work in different ways: one or several official accounts, a person or two hidden behind anonymous accounts; accounts that are...
Eva JonssonSean DuranAndrea DurhamAilsa BarryAmito Haarhuis
Science centres that want to remain vital for their stakeholders need to innovate and adapt to changing demands and expectations. This calls for proactive and brave leadership which is willing to take risks and test new solutions. This session...
Marketing & communication
Looking to rent or buy travelling exhibitions? Preview current and upcoming travelling science exhibitions across Europe. This rapid-fire session will give you a glimpse of the enormous range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make...
Science in Society
Didier LavalCATHERINA VOREADOUClaudia GorrGildas VéretAlex FairheadSara Bagge
“Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat,” said Thomas Edison.
Environmental science issues, such as climate change, sustainability and biodiversity often project a nightmarish vision of the...