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Science Festival “Futuro Remoto” at Città della Scienza (Naples, Italy)
Tycho Brahe Planetarium, winner of the 2018 Mariano Gago Ecsite Award (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) (Barcelona, Spain)
Visitors at Universum Bremen, Germany
Experimentarium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
"Beyond the lab" exhibition, designed by the Science Museum (London, UK) for the Sparks project (coordinated by Ecsite)
"Once upon a shape", at The Children's Museum Jordan (Amman, Jordan)
Coimbra Science Centre Exploratório (Coimbra, Portugal), winner of the 2018 Mariano Gago Ecsite Award
“STEMpowering Youth”, a program developed by Scico (Athens, Greece)
Music week organised by AHHAA (Tartu, Estonia) for the ERC=Science² project (coordinated by Ecsite)
Tom Tits Experiment (Södertälje, Sweden)
Exhibition at the Kapelica Gallery, part of the Kersnikova Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
"Let It Grow" campaign at the Natural History Museum of Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
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22 Natural History Museums,
29 Research bodies,
35 Private companies,
9 Festivals,
9 Professional networks,
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Spokes is the monthly magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. Hear the latest news from European science engagement, go further with in-depth features and make the most of the good reads, events and opportunities shared by Ecsite members.

Spokes magazine #75, April 2022
Time to reflect
All Spokes

IN DEPTH: From place to space : libraries and civic engagement by A. Vanautgaerden

LOOKOUT: Tinkering for learning, equity, and social inclusion

COLUMN: Time to pause and reflect on Spokes by C. Franche & M. Xanthoudaki

 

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Screenshot of Jens Astrup presentation, mix of tweets and newspapers screenshot. Main message can read: life changes arent enough to save the planet: here's what could
Climate and biodiversity: from Blah Blah Blah to Impact

Take a look at the #Ecsite2023 session summary by convenor Brad Irwin. The session slideshows & references are also available.

Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
session legacy, #Ecsite2023, climate, biodiversity, impact, communication
 
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In this picture background is the Climate Capsule (Klimatska Kapsula) - a van created by artists who's graphics echoe nature & climate crisis. At the front is the public having a discussion
Cultural collaboration on the Planetary Emergency

Take a look at this #Ecsite2023 session summary by Conference participant - Claire Pillsbury, Associate Director of Exhibit Content Development at the California Academy of Sciences. The session slideshows & references are also available.

Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
session legacy, #Ecsite2023, climate, collaboration, art, science
 
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Screenshot of art and science installation at Kersnikova Institute in Ljubljana
Critical change through Art & Science

Take a look at the session summary by convenor Mairéad Hurley. The session slideshows & references are also available. Mairéad compliments this summary with her own take on this and other #Ecsite2023 sessions on the topic of art, science, and the climate crisis.

Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
session legacy, #Ecsite2023, climate, impact, art, science
 
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Imagining the perfect exhibition on the climate and energy crisis

Speakers compiled all the creative ideas that this session's participants had on creating the perfect exhibition/museum on the climate and energy crisis. The session slideshow is also available for reference.

Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
session legacy, #Ecsite2023, climate, energy, crisis, sustainability, exhibitions