Explainers & visitor services
Nathalie CapletJasper VisserKirsten EllenbogenSophina Jagot
The web and its social networks – they are the ultimate tools to reach beyond time and space. But once we’ve got the website, the blog, the profile, what should we do then? How can we get the most out of these resources? Experiences from...
Human Resources
Maria XanthoudakiAnne Lise MathieuBeth StonePaola RodariHeather King
Explainers are among the professions present in almost all museums and science centres around the world. However, their tasks, training, backgrounds, length of stay on the job – even the name used to define them – varies across different...
Science in Society
Sally DuensingAndrea BandelliSally Duensing
This session offers participants time to explore in-depth ideas from a classic book which participants must read in advance of the session. This experimental seminar-style session is aimed at encouraging all participants to be actively involved...
Exhibit development
Baerbel Auffermann
This session will present examples of attempts to exhibit huge spans of time. What media and exhibits are used to demonstrate great temporal distances, for example in dinosaur shows, history museums or archaeological exhibitions. Are the...
Science in Society
Mireia BesMarzia MazzonettoMaite DebryLinda Leuchars
The field of health research engagement of citizens, and particularly of local communities, is not only a very important focus of actions financed by the European Commission (as stated in Horizon 2020). Partnerships between organizations such as...
Science in Society
James BellMichel ClaessensMatteo MerzagoraSara CalcagniniAntonio Gomes da Costa
Speakers will each have five minutes to discuss their favourite science centre or museum and share why this place is distinct for them. This session will inspire serious reflection on what makes our institutions memorable. After presentations,...
Equity & Inclusion
Nathalie Puzenat
Widening access to all visitors can be achieved from the start of a project and all along development processes. Making improvements over time will be questioned through case studies of institutions at different stages of addressing access....
Outreach
Noel JacksonGuido RamelliniMichael BradkeDaniel RamosEd Sobey
Mathematics is an intriguing science yet it is usually dismissed as tool by the numerate and as boring by the rest of the world. But the time is right for maths to take their rightful place in the world of science communication. In this session...
Marketing & communication
Joanna KalinowskaJoanna KalinowskaBrigitte Zana
Time is money. And for most science centres it is time to think about ways of obtaining unrestricted funds. Where do you look for money if your budget is running low? Do you rob a bank? Are you becoming a pickpocketer? This is a session...
Education
Miha KosMiha KosAntonio Gomes da CostaHarri "Heko" MontonenLuka VidicMarcin Chydziński
We are living in a time when visitors expect content to be more and more entertaining. Should we focus more on the “show” or on the “science” in order to deliver our message? Written scripts of science shows can help...
Outreach
Leonardo AlfonsiHerbert MuenderJan Riise
Science events are a highly engaging tool to foster citizen participation in science and technology. Over the past 15 years the number of events increased as well as the variety of profiles that characterise a science event. What’s the...
Collections
Anne PrugnonIan Russell
How can institutions overcome barriers between curatorial and interactive exhibit departments? How can we move beyond ways of thinking that often prevent us from designing exhibitions that combine ‘museum objects’ and ‘interactive exhibits’ in a...