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Don’t just display science, generate it! Opening our museums to live research using visitors as subjects

Science centres and museums are not only places for celebrating scientific achievements and displaying science. They are also an ideal locations to engage the public with real scientific research. Our institutions are capable of generating their own science. This reverse session will present three innovative approaches that bring scientists to the museum floor and will offer practical insight into how we can open our museums to live research using our visitors as experimental subjects. The second half of this session will be for participants to give three to five-minute presentations (using a flash drive, flip-over, or by speaking on the spot) on the challenges of opening museums to live research.

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