June 2020

#64

Looking ahead

FEATURES

IN DEPTH

Reconfiguration of the museumscape by Yves Winkin

LOOKOUT

Collecting science and technology for today and tomorrow

COLUMN

New Ecsite strategy: progress and challenges by Anatal Perlin

From the Ecsite office
Ecsite Conference
EU news
From Ecsite European collaborations
Good reads and resources
Opportunities
From Ecsite members

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Reconfiguration of the museumscape

In depth

The former Director of the Musée des Arts et Métiers discusses ways in which museums must perform in a rapidly-changing and unforeseen environment.

Reconfiguration of the museumscape

Yves Winkin

Collecting science and technology for today and tomorrow

Lookout

The challenges and opportunties that collections bring to our institutions.

Collecting science and technology for today and tomorrow

Catherine Cuenca

Alison Boyle

Johannes Geert Hagmann

Laura Ronzon

New Ecsite strategy: progress and challenges

Column

Our strategy consultant reveals results from the first research phase

New Ecsite strategy: progress and challenges

Anatal Perlin

From the Ecsite office

Statement on equity and inclusivity

Ecsite's response to the latest anti-racism protests.

Business day - 19 June

The first digital business day for our network promises to be lively and stimulating.

19 June will be dedicated to business opportunities

Ecsite is hiring

A new Project Manager is needed - deadline to apply is 18 June!

Ecsite is hiring a new project manager - apply by 18 June

Ecsite's brand new app

The app is now live and has over 1,200 users (and growing). Install it for networking opportunities!

Install the Ecsite app now

Business day exhibitors

Prepare to be wowed with the selection of exhibitors taking to the floor on 19 June.

Ecsite day - 11 June

Rewatch the sessions on our YouTube channel and re-live the highlights from our collaborative day

Keynote speaker Nicolas Nova during the Ecsite day

Spokes - call for articles

The committee are looking for budding authors for 2021. Deadline is 31 August.

The Spokes Editorial Committee met in Milan to plan the 2020 editions

Webinar: Outstandingly good...

...but not from us! The final Ecsite webinar of the series takes place on 17 June.

Outstandingly good, but not from us...

Rewatch the webinar series

Missed a webinar? Or enjoyed them so much you want to watch again? All six sessions are available to watch on YouTube.

The first Ecsite workroom starts in February

Ecsite day evaluation

Did you attend the Ecsite day? We always welcome your feedback, so let us know how we did.

Image from the 'Crisis as a catalyst' panel session

Ecsite Conference

#Ecsite2021 revealed

Our 2021 hosts in Stavanger have revealed the theme and identity for next year...

The 2021 Ecsite Conference theme: Exploring Synergies

Postcards to Stavanger

Send a message to your future self, to be read in June 2021!

Send your postcards to the 2021 Ecsite Conference hosts

EU news

The new EU budget for Horizon Europe

The new budget proposal will allocate €94.4 billion to research and innovation, causing mixed interpretations.

Ursula von der Leyen, Commission president. Photo: European Commission.

MEPs postpone Horizon Europe vote

The vote on the budget for research and innovation projects was scheduled for 28 May but was delayed by a week.

Photo: European Parliament.

From Ecsite European collaborations

SISCODE creates co-creation course

The project's MOOC will be available in the autumn for all policymakers

Massive Open Online Course

The characteristics of Citizen Science

Re-watch the Citizen Science webinar from the collaborative working group.

EU-Citizen.Science Webinar

Zines as a science learning tool

SySTEM 2020 partners trial one of our new tools as a way to construct learning portfolios.

SySTEM 2020 partners trial out the zine making process

Sensemaking practices on Covid-19

RETHINK holds a webinar on strategies for science communication in a pandemic.

Join or rewatch the webinars

Good reads and resources

Still relevant

On 27 May we had a great #EcsiteOnline webinar on equity & inclusion featuring Emily Dawson. Revisit her in depth article on the same topic from June 2019.

Emily Dawson's book and zine

Collection of re-opening plans

Ecsite is collecting plans, recommendations and guidelines from across Europe.

A collection of guidelines and re-opening plans for science centres & museums

Is learning better without objects?

A NEMO report by The Learning Museum Working Group on learning in museum visitor experiences.

Scicomm research

The first in-depth empirical analysis of the research field in science communication from Professor Alexander Gerber

Science Communication: An Empirical Field Analysis

Organisation based citizen science

JCOM article on implementation approaches to citizen science projects.

'Plandemic' and conspiratorial thinking

The Conversation article on spotting conspiratorial traits and misinformation.

Virtual tour visitor study

Do museum virtual tours meet the needs of the public? MuseumNext investigates.

SEO for museums

MuseumNext discusses the competitiveness and importance of Search Engine Optimisation.

News from Blooloop

Blooloop, the online resource for the attractions sector has a very interesting feature on travelling exhibitions, plus a fun blog on Covid-19 related innovations.

Opportunities

Selection of international courses and conferences

Upcoming (and postponed) international conferences, calls for papers and courses in science engagement.

Science diplomacy course

A free online course on European Science Diplomacy for a wide range of audiences from S4D4C.

Digital engagement survey

The European Education community (EEC) and the LEM Working Group of NEMO invite you to complete a survey on digital engagement with students.

ESOF2020 postponed to September

The 2020 EuroScience Open Forum is now confirmed for 2-6 September. Registration and more info coming soon.

Photo: ESOF2020 Trieste postponed

STEM Clubs Week

22-26 June will be STEM Clubs Week, organised by STEM learning. Find out how you can take part here.

PhD scicomm questionnaire

A PhD student from UMalta needs science communicators, journalists, practitioners and researchers to fill in her survey on networking in the field.

Job: Postdoctoral researcher

The University of Lorraine is recruiting! Deadline 23 June.

Job: Scicomm & outreach

KU Leuven are hiring a part-time Professor to support with science communication. Deadline 15 September.

Save the date: NEMO Conference

The Network of European Museum Organisations will be holding their conference as planned in November, in Rijeka, Croatia.

From Ecsite members

Life - 20th Anniversary

The International Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, celebrated its 20th anniversary on 27 May with a week of virtual events and activities.

Life celebrates 20th anniversary during English Tourism Week

STEAM education as inspiration

JRA's Energy Exhibit provides a hands-on, immersive experience to inspire a younger generation in Saudi Arabia.

JRA's Energy Exhibit is inspiring budding engineers of the future

Ecsite thanks the writers who have generously contributed to this issue of Spokes. Have an idea for Spokes? Check out the contributors' guide and get in touch.

Spokes is the monthly digital magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. It is put together by the Spokes Editorial Committee:

Maria Xanthoudaki, Head of Education and International Relations, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy – Chairperson
Helen Wilks, Communications and Events Officer, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium – Editor
Michèle Antoine, Director of Exhibitions, Universcience, Paris, France
Andrea Bandelli, Executive Director, Science Gallery International, Dublin, Ireland
Marie Couëdic, Special Projects Assistant, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Emily Cronin, Partnerships Manager, Cultural & Commercial Partnerships, Science Museum Group, London, UK
Raquel da Cunha, Communications and Events Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Wiktor Gajewski, Events Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Frank Kupper, Assistant Professor of Science Communication, Athena Institute - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Elvira Rey Redondo, Communications and Events Intern, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium

Responsible editor: Catherine Franche, Executive Director for Association européenne des expositions scientifiques, techniques et industrielles, aisbl

Frequency: monthly since April 2015 - issue 64, June 2020