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Is the science centre experience the same in all countries?

In the last two decades, hundreds of hands-on science centres have been opening their doors around the globe, many of them in the developing world. Some of them follow the “philosophy” of the Anglo-Saxon world (e.g. the San Francisco Exploratorium), even replicating exhibits in some cases. This strategy has been adopted to avoid reinventing the wheel. On the other hand, it can happen that cultural issues are not properly considered when importing these models.

This session aims to discuss how much the experience of visiting a hands-on science centre differs (or not) from country to country. We will share experiences from Asia (Thailand), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States) and Latin America (Brazil), with different visitor studies perspectives.

Facilitator

Resarcher and science communicator
National Institute of Public Communication of Science and Technology
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Session speakers

Dr. Shawn Rowe, Oregon Sea Grant, Oregon State University photo
Associate Professor
Oregon Sea Grant/Oregon State University
Corvallis
United States
Director of Research (STS)
University College London
London
Science Communicator
National Science Museum
Bangkok
Thailand

Session speakers

Science Communicator
National Science Museum
Bangkok
Thailand
Dr. Shawn Rowe, Oregon Sea Grant, Oregon State University photo
Associate Professor
Oregon Sea Grant/Oregon State University
Corvallis
United States
Director of Research (STS)
University College London
London