Operations & finance
Science centres and museums experience increased pressure during times of financial cuts and growing competition for public support and fundraising. Additionally, rising operational costs and the need to invest capital funds in renewal and...
Exhibit development
Participation is an increasing focus among science centres and museums. If once it was mainly connected to visitors’ points of view and opinions on ‘hot topics’ and their dialogue with scientists and experts, today’s participation is more varied...
Science in Society
The production of contemporary scientific knowledge is changing, it is more influenced by factors and actors outside specific disciplines and more embedded in society; or, at least, many people work to engage new voices in science. Post-academic...
Exhibit development
The process of designing interactive exhibits requires open-minded thinking and plenty of creativity. After its launch, the exhibition should be evaluated and a discussion of lessons learned should take place. The ideal method of reviewing a...
Science in Society
Science centres can be gathering places where people contribute to the design of a future society. Visitors can be asked to exercise their creativity to shape a world in which they would like to live and express views on future scenarios that...
Collections
Panelists will present their own digital platforms and open source projects to show how digital resources can be used by science centres and museums to reach across cultural and institutional borders and build connections with onsite and online...
Science in Society
“Understanding”, “engagement”, “participation” – these are common words associated with citizen involvement in science and technology issues. An increasing number of debates, consultation processes and conferences address science in society...
Science in Society
Volunteer contributions to science centre activities are more important than ever. The worldwide economic crisis has led to funding cuts in areas related to culture and scientific research. As a result, many special activities or programmes are...
Exhibit development
How can science centres compete in a world where information is so readily available from many different directions? Can we structure our exhibitions in a non-linear way and use mediation tools to successfully capture and captivate 21st century...
Science in Society
Young people need the freedom to discover themselves and their world. With this in mind, what concept, form and design should exhibitions and exhibits have? Surely the methods and possibilities of obtaining information, gaining new insights and...
Outreach
Mobile science projects aim to make science popular. Each project has its own target audience and goal, so there is a huge diversity of styles among them – from science trucks to science workshops in Pompei. Different assessment methods can be...
Exhibit development
Looking to rent or buy traveling exhibitions? This year, we take another look at current and upcoming travelling science exhibitions across Europe. This rapid-fire session will give you a glimpse of the huge range of exhibitions on offer, leaving...