Strategy & vision
Sara CalcagniniMaria PfeiferJürgen ÖhlingerEmma SandersLaurent BontouxWouter van der Zouwe
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We're living in a fast-paced world. Scientific discoveries are made each day leading to...
Learning
Joanna KalinowskaMarjelle van Hoorn
We are a large community with members who all have favourite books that influence our work, our creativity or joy of developing new projects and exhibitions. In this session we invite everybody who would like to share a favourite book to tell...
Audrey O'ConnellJulie BeckerGène BertrandTim PethickUlrike KastrupAnnkatrin MeyerCristina Zúñiga OrtizPetra RotthoffLouise Julie BertrandCynthia BrownSarah AlexanderStefanie ZieglerMathis BogensJavier Hidalgo GilMoritz HeberLindsay WashburnJennifer Wallace
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A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world...
Learning
John SearDaniela De Angeli
The GameLab is an informal space entirely dedicated to gaming.
It will be open all day on the conference's three days. It is a drop-in space. There will be games to play, game makers to meet. A different host each day will be present to...
Explainers & visitor services
Heather KingBrad IrwinMarjelle van Hoorn
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Join the Ecsite conference's very own Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as, together with the...
Learning
Thorsten-D. KünnemannClaire PillsburyEvelyne HiardMeie van LaarAchim EnglertAlbrecht BeutelspacherArmin DuffIan Russell
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What we know and believe about the world and about life is not always what is known to be...
Learning
Gérard CobutKrista LeusinkRooske FranseWendy MassartPierre CoulonKaren Wilkinson
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Learning is an active process; gaining any knowledge by yourself is favourable. This fits...
Strategy & vision
Sebastião Feyo de AzevedoRosalia VargasNuno Ferrand de AlmeidaMichiel BuchelCatherine FrancheManuel HeitorSharon Ament
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Welcome to the conference's official start.
Speeches by officials, host and Ecsite representatives will be...
Exhibit development
Tania JohnstonMichael FeserJochen ViehoffOana SanduEmma Webb
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New gallery? New exhibition? New centre? How do we avoid the last 6 months of a major...
Science ♥ society
Audrey ChangRagnhild Freng DaleCarl SalkSarah SeiterHannah Sundqvist
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Surveys show that museums and science centres remain the most trusted public...
Strategy & vision
Vesa LepistöJussi KahlosCécile MarsanJussi KahlosVesa LepistöHeidi RosenströmTuomas OlkkuJaakko Pöyhönen
In our workshop we will simply play cards! We will address the possible and desirable futures of science centres in the form of an interactive card game, based on the famous game "The Thing from the Future", developed by the Situation Lab of...
Learning
Vanessa MignanSamar D. KirreshJon Haavie
In this session we will dive into the process of designing new tinkering activities. We will explore and play around with prototype activities from large scale outdoors activities to frugal but still high tech workshops. Through these diverse...