Explainers & visitor services
Heather KingEmma PegramJustin DillonHenrik SellIlse van ZeelandPreeti Gupta
Natural history museums are more than simple storehouses – they share a mission of promoting appreciation, understanding and conservation of the natural world. But are we getting this across to our visitors? In this reverse session, round tables...
Explainers & visitor services
Nico PitrelliCarlo MaioliniWiktor GajewskiAnna Darron
New format: in the five first minutes of the session, audience, convenor and speakers decide which goal(s) the panel should reach within the given time.
Many activists use scientific evidence to promote social change. Other pressure groups...
Vincenzo LipardiMichele LanzingerSawsan DalaqMijbil AlmutawaRosalia Vargas
Science centres are constantly questioning their strategic plans and repositioning their institutions to answer today’s ever-evolving economic and social context. Have the ingredients of this “nouvelle cuisine” – stakeholders and audiences –...
Business & fundraising
Sheena LaursenMaya HalevyJim ShortAliki GiannakopoulouAntonio Gomes da Costa
Working with a variety of partners is the key for advancing our missions and engaging culturally and socio-economically diverse audiences. Partnerships with schools, industry, foundations and public authorities aim to support integration of...
Explainers & visitor services
Sally MontgomeryEkaterina MruchkoOlga ZinovievaAlessandra CrusiJeanette Schuppe-KrahnAlexey ZemkoAxel E. HüttingerIan Russell
Children are the best innovators and inventors! We only need to help them put their amazing imaginations to use, in a stimulating environment, with suitable tools and materials, sensitive guidance and a little coaching. Too often, adults overlook...
Science ♥ society
Tristram Stuart
Tristram Stuart is an author and campaigner tackling the food waste scandal. Watch a video of his keynote.
Stuart's organisation is called ...
Explainers & visitor services
John DowneyPatrizia FamàAnn-Marie PendrillPaul HixElin Roberts
The dinner table is an excellent venue for communication, but science is seldom the topic of choice. Yet a full table offers many objects and utensils, not to mention food, which can be used to present a variety of scientific topics. In this...
Explainers & visitor services
Nicolas DidierHannu SalmiEric SiegelJudy Diamond
Encouraging youngsters to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related studies and careers is a challenge faced by most European countries. How can this objective be achieved?
This session focuses on the role...
Explainers & visitor services
Alex JohnsonElisa Maria CasatiHeidrun SchulzeTalila Yehiel
In informal science learning we often have to face the “no-show” of teenagers. It is difficult to get in touch with them, and they often seem to shy away from the term “science”. Once they do visit places of informal science learning, they often...
Explainers & visitor services
Malvina ArtheauDidier LavalGène Bertrand
Science centres are wonderful places to ignite curiosity and raise awareness about science or technology topics. But how good are they when it comes to stimulating visitors to start their own projects, to build with others or to co-create with a...
Research, theory & evaluation
Carole PalecoAnna OmedesHenrik Sell
Citizen Science can result from various recipes, and notably from a participative or a collaborative process. Some institutions collaborate with amateurs for their research and together produce data that nourish science. Some are good at...
Exhibit development
Paula BäckmanAntonia CaolaYuko OkayamaJohn DowneyPäivi GarnerDorothée Vatinel
In a science centre environment, language is of great importance. How much language support should we provide to our visitors? Should we expect our staff to be bilingual? The choice of languages can be a tricky question, as well as their order...