Strategy & vision
Ian SimmonsAndy LloydMikko MyllykoskiRyan JenkinsAmparo Leyman PinoAnna Starkey
There are lots of great ideas for engaging the public with science out there - but do science centres and museums have to do them all?
We only have a certain amount of resources and it would be unwise to spread them too thin, so have to...
Equity & Inclusion
Elizabeth Rasekoala
Dr. Elizabeth Rasekoala is the President of African Gong – the Pan-African Network for the Popularisation of Science & Technology, and Science Communication. Watch ...
Explainers & visitor services
Kate KnealeIsabelle Chabanon-PougetMatthieu VernetJohn SearMalvina ArtheauDaniela De Angeli
One day to trigger participants’ creativity, imagine one or several science-related game(s) and bring them to life through prototyping. Prototypes will then be beta-tested during the main conference, hosted in the...
Equity & Inclusion
Nathalie PuzenatBernd HoltwickMagali LE GOFFAnne PrugnonChristian Fedon
How to work with audiences with specific needs and develop an offer in line with their expectations? How can these cooperations bring more to science centres and museums than higher visitor numbers from a more diverse audience?
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Marketing & communication
Kathrin KöstersWalter LunzerMonika HaasKlaudia KozmaHelene HeissMartina ZodlMie KleinschmidtMelanie Ballieul
Imagine carrying a science exhibit on you. Not like a businesscard or in a bag - we mean literally wearing it on your body. Welcome to the Science Fashion Boutique!
Fashion means an interplay of garments, accessories, jewellery and...
Look forward to a relaxed party in the heart of the city centre, concluding the intense conference week in an artistic atmosphere.
Had no time to visit the Kunsthaus during the conference days? This is your opportunity. Enjoy a delicious (...
Learning
Anna SchaefersEsther HamstraMaria ServetaIan SimmonsLorna Williams
This workshop focusses on a very concrete topic: the text label or panel accompanying usually interactive exhibits. This panel commonly displays an exhibit title; some background (scientific) information; an instructions or challenge; and in many...
Equity & Inclusion
Carmen FenollosaIan BrunswickTobias WolffÅsa LindgrenClaire GarraudDick van Dijk
It is not always easy to co-produce an exhibition with colleagues from another institution, but with visitors…! Isn’t it a nightmare (espacially with children or teenagers!)? How do you go about it? What are the benefits? What are the pitfalls?...
Exhibit development
Audrey O'ConnellJeanette Schuppe-KrahnRifat BAKANIlaria ValotiAmina DarwishLisa R TucciMonika PaczkowskaUwe MoldrzykMichael BradkeGail SymingtonTina Siehofffabio frachtenbergOscar FrachtenbergKaterina ChabovaOlivier Retout
Preview current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of the enormous range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make contacts and find out more.
You will also...
Learning
Raphael ChanayJessica BradfordAnnekathrin RanftAnnette Scheersoi
Are dioramas old-fashioned, outmoded, quaint and even embarrassing? Or do they embody everything that is engaging and memorable about a museum visit: the opportunity to be transported to a different time and place and to learn through immersion...
Learning
Malvina ArtheauKate Knealealexandre vaugouxDaniel RosqvistMatthieu VernetIsabelle Chabanon-PougetAdrien SchwarzMelissa Richard
After two full days of play and games, the GameLab team invites you to stop by and reflect a bit in this mid-wrap-up session.
For the whole conference duration, the GameLab will have been beta testing new ideas, sharing works in progress...
Science ♥ society
María MenéndezJean-François Clervoy Marc MoutinAna NoronhaTina Ibsen
International Cooperation is a key for space: from the study of the Universe to the first permanently inhabited, international outpost in Earth orbit - the International Space Station (ISS). In this session, we will invite experts from the...