Equity & Inclusion
Luisa MassaraniJessica Norberto RochaChristelle GuiraudAndres RoldanAnna Riethus
In 2017 RedPOP, Ecsite's sister organisation in Latin America, undertook a survey among the region’s science centres to understand how they tackle accessibility in respect to different kinds of disabilities. Studied factors spanned communicative...
Science ♥ society
Frank KupperJantien SchuijerPatrizia FamàMaria ZоlоtоnоsаMarianne Pouget
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) stresses that societal engagement is essential for steering research and innovation towards acceptable ends. The idea is that carefully facilitated interactions between societal actors (dialogues or co-...
Explainers & visitor services
Eamonn O'NeillAnnette LeinYihsuan LinAndré SeirafiJack Gelsthorpe
Developing an app takes a lot of time and effort. It has to have an effective design, be simple to use, and most importantly provide relevant, timely and engaging content for the user. Yet, despite all the work we put into planning, developing...
Learning
Ryan JenkinsVanessa MignanElizabeth McGregor JacobidesNikola Köhler-Kroath
Constructing buildings out of cardboard is a low stakes and familiar way to explore materials and to express personally meaningful ideas. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll build representations of our current or ideal space for making and...
Equity & Inclusion
Marianne AchiamSheena LaursenAntonia CaolaPenny FidlerDavid JonesMaarten OkkersenGillian Roddie
Inequity in science will not resolve itself! An obvious place to counteract inequity is the open and including environment of science centres and museums. However, some of these institutions, influenced by norms and traditions in the societies...
Audrey O'ConnellElsa GuerryDebbie DonohueJo SheppardSoraia SalvadorSheena LaursenHélène WangJennifer WallaceJulie LeclairAndreas MattAudrey ChangAlanna DavidsonKaterina ChabovaMarianne Pouget
A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make contacts and find out more.
Learning
Sheena LaursenPia Maria LieThomas Dyreborg AndersenMads KringLuigi Amodio
Science centres and museums reach out to schools because they are an important target group.
Many teachers and students visit our exhibitions on their own. Sometimes schools come unprepared and don’t have a clear purpose for their visit....
Get a glimpse of the local and national science engagement scene! The Nocturne will be taking place at the Natural History Museum of Geneva, its famous dioramas and edgy temporary exhibitions - but also in the beautiful Malagnou park, recently...
Exhibit development
Ricardo NemirovskyAlbrecht BeutelspacherMargaret BrownCindy LawrenceLars Paulsson
Hear from speakers questioning the image of mathematics as immaterial and abstract by striving to create learning environments in which elementary and advanced mathematical ideas can be encountered in lively, playful, accessible, tangible, and...
Learning
Mikko MyllykoskiAntonia CaolaIan Brunswick
Sum up the conference by joining this fact-fueled event testing your recall of the conference's highlights – and learn about the highlights you missed. The questions will touch on keynotes, parallel sessions, Business Bistro and social events....
Learning
Radhika Beaume
The GameLab at Ecsite brings together people who are working with games and play in science centres and museums. They are experienced at creating games which range from real world escape rooms to virtual reality adventures, community game hacks...
Science ♥ society
Melissa RichardIsabelle Chabanon-PougetMelissa RichardFabrice JouvenotMalvina ArtheauIsabelle Chabanon-PougetDaniela De AngeliYael Bamberger
In this whole day workshop we trigger participants’ creativity, imagine one or several science related games and bring them to life through prototyping. Prototypes will then be beta tested during the rest of the conference, at the GameLab (the...