Research, theory & evaluation
Bernadette SchrandtPoul KattlerPoul KattlerBernadette SchrandtIain ColemanJose Augusto OcampoCatherine Murphy
It can be expensive and time-consuming to evaluate your exhibitions. Can we push boundaries for evaluation? Is it possible to perform a quick scan and still obtain valuable insights? How much knowledge can we gain by evaluating more easily? How...
Science ♥ society
Kate KnealeJohn SearMalvina ArtheauRan PelegDaniela De Angeli
The GameLab is an informal space dedicated to gaming.
It will be open throughout the three days of the Ecsite Conference (even during coffee and lunch breaks). It is a drop-in space, with an exciting mix of workshops and demonstrations as...
Research, theory & evaluation
Susan MeiklehamSusan MeiklehamAndrew ManchesJudy Brown
Have you ever noticed HOW children move when interacting with exhibits and wondered what this means for learning?
Move2Learn is an international collaboration of science communicators and learning science researchers who are exploring...
Collections
Johanna VähäpesolaJacob Thorek JensenDaniel MartinRiina LinnaMarianne AchiamClare Meakin
The role of museums is changing rapidly. Nowadays, museums are not just knowledge and educational institutions, but are also taking on social, economic, cultural and environmental responsibilities. This is part of a movement away from the...
Exhibit development
Audrey O'ConnellJulie LeclairIraklis KalogeropoulosMichael BradkeCynthia DoumbiaAGAPIOS GRIGORIADISThomas HofbergerDong ZhangPhilipp HorstCorrado CanoniciAlanna DavidsonIlse WachtelaerJennifer ChowNoa HaimAsli SamadovaHeidi Pinchal
A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make contacts and find out more.
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Strategy & vision
Kim Gladstone HerlevTapio KoivuChristine AntoriniMamoru MohriLindsay BiermanDeb Banning
Now and again visionary leaders with new ideas and different experiences from the outside world land in science centres, science museums and similar science-communicating institutions. This can lead to an exciting meeting between two different...
Learning
Vanessa MignanSarah FunkSebastian MartinMeie van Laar
How do we build capacity to engage and collaborate with communities outside our walls through tinkering and making? By offering the tinkering approach to learners and educators in communities and contexts outside our venues we can build genuine...
The local Hellerup School just around the corner from Experimentarium stands out: no fence separating the school from the street, no walls dividing the school in classrooms. Instead, learning spaces that substitutes for classrooms and students in...
Strategy & vision
Rob SemperArne SchirrmacherMaurice BitranLindsay BiermanGillian Thomas
1969 was a significant year. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the hippies came of age, the Beatles performed for the very last time and the Internet was invented. That same year the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto and the Exploratorium in San...
Collections
Talila YehielDaniela De AngeliMelanie WunschTalila Yehiel
Storytelling is a fundamental aspect of human nature. Stories bring objects to life, stimulate curiosity, and help make sense of other cultures. Traditional storytelling entails one storyteller and a passive audience. How can we share stories in...
Science ♥ society
All detailed information about this workshop can be found here.
Science ♥ society
Sebastian MartinMeie van LaarMonika MayerShivani Singhal
In this conversation corner session, we’ll focus on some of the most common challenges encountered when facilitating tinkering activities. These issues can include how to work with parents in a drop-in session, ways of training staff and...