Research, theory & evaluation
Marianne AchiamTessa van SchijndelAmy SeakinsAlexander Moss
“Interest” is a key concept in the field of science education and engagement. Science centres, museum exhibitions, programmes and interventions are designed to stimulate the interest of visitors. But what exactly is interest and how does it...
Exhibit development
Carmen GuerraEmma PegramGregor IsenbortErnesto Paramo
In museums and science centres we engage our visitors through exhibitions and activities wherein they explore phenomena, representations and artifacts/specimens. Often, we present content to a passive audience, but then visitors miss the chance...
Exhibit development
Aaike van OordMichele LanzingerFabrice JouvenotVincenzo LipardiNina MöllersDiederik VeermanMao ImaizumiJean-Marie Sani
Humanity and its relationship with the environment is an important topic at the intersection of science centres, civilization museums and natural history museums. To understand this complex relationship, we must use multidisciplinary approaches....
Explainers & visitor services
Emily Dawson
This session looks at the concept of ‘science capital’ – science-related qualifications, knowledge, literacy and social contacts, which were developed in the ASPIRES project to help understand patterns in young people’s science aspirations...
Equity & Inclusion
Livio Riboli-SascoChris GaryJan RiiseBarbara Streicher
In our efforts to foster socially inclusive science communication approaches, innovative and challenging strategies can be particularly relevant. For instance, involving under-served populations with scientists in the co-construction of research...
Research, theory & evaluation
Gène BertrandIan BrunswickBjörn KällströmAna GarciaDick van DijkHugo Vrijdag
A living lab is a research concept. A living lab is a user-centered, open-innovation ecosystem, integrating research and innovation processes within a public-private-people partnership. The concept is based on a systematic user co-creation...
Explainers & visitor services
Malvina ArtheauMarc Jamous
Most of us don’t have the time to try out many serious games. We might have tried a couple of them and have gotten discouraged by their poor quality, or, lest say it, because we got bored. Time consuming, unequal quality: it doesn’t really...
Exhibit development
Jamie BellLouise Julie BertrandDominique BotbolMichael Bradke
What would happen if exhibition designers used music as a conceptual trigger and creative constraint? Music and exhibitions share some characteristics: Listening to music and visiting an exhibition happen over time, in varying tempos, in dense...
Collections
Lucy SchweingruberMaria XanthoudakiCamille PisaniMikko Myllykoski
In this panel you will get insight about what is happening behind the scenes of the Annual conference Programme Committee (ACPC). Representatives of Ecsite and the ACPC will guide you in how to create a successful session for any future Ecsite...
Penny FidlerLeonardo AlfonsiBarbara StreicherRosalia VargasRobert Firmhofer
Many science communication practitioners engage in regional networks, using the multiplier effect for broader reach. The idea is to engage more people with science and technology more locally and more effectively. How can we set up such networks...
Collections
Kinga Grege
Travelling exhibitions require important decisions regarding collections and design. All of the aspects easily managed in the home museum are difficult to control when an exhibition travels. Decisions on the selection of collections require close...
Explainers & visitor services
Leonardo AlfonsiHerbert MuenderMassimiliano TrevisanLivio Riboli-Sasco
How will science events innovate their content and structure over the next ten years to avoid becoming dinosaurs? After a decade of rapid and constant development worldwide, science events are starting to diversify, focusing on specific science...