Explainers & visitor services
Rhys EvansWencke MaderbacherAndres JuurAnthony RichardsAnne Lise MathieuAndrea Motto
Science centres and museums are all facing the same question: how to organise their explainers' team. Some institutions work with freelance students and a high turnover rate. Others developed long-term career strategies for their guides. And...
A traditional Austrian Ball - with an Ecsite twist! Expect swinging bands and a classic orchestra, sparkling wine and Wiener Würstel - but also science fashion and the famous Ecsite Jazz Band.
Known as one of the world’s best concert halls...
Learning
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Equity & Inclusion
Micol MolinariCecilia EkstrandEnrico TombesiPaula BäckmanBeth HawkinsMicol Molinari
The concept of science capital, a way to look at all the science-related knowledge, social contacts, attitudes and experiences a person has, offers us a lens for understanding the differences in our audiences’ engagement with science... Why some...
Learning
Jörg EhtreiberSarai LenzbergerBernadette DecristoforoChristiane TheniusPatrizia TomasichMarta BiarnesErdoğan KahyaoğluPatricia Barciela Durán
This special pre-conference workshop, open to all, is run by the Hands On! International Association of Children in Museums. Hands-on! and Ecsite are partnering up for the first time in 2016.
Join us for a practical one-day workshop which...
Exhibit development
Friso VisserFriso VisserDick van Dijk
This session in based on case studies where smart objects were introduced in exhibitions, building a link between real objects and the digital world. These were developed as part of the meSch project, bringing together universities, developers...
Strategy & vision
Baerbel AuffermannKatrin HiekeAliki GiannakopoulouIlaria ValotiCyril DworskyKatrin Hieke
In our globalised world, international networks are a growing part of our professional lives. We team up to face common challenges, learn from others outside our usual spheres, gain fresh ideas and discover new approaches to current issues....
Learning
Matthieu VernetJohn SearMelissa RichardKate KnealeIsabelle Chabanon-PougetMalvina Artheau
The GameLab is an informal drop-in space entirely dedicated to gaming.
Want to play some yet-to-come games designed by science centers? Ready to participate in an on-going experiment of collectively designing a game, from idea to...
Exhibit development
Julie BeckerRaphael ChanayOwain DaviesMarcin CentkowskiNathalie PuzenatMichael FeserMichał BuławaSamuela CaliariChristelle GuiraudIan Simmons
As professionals, we all have high expectations when we step into an exhibition space, ready to embark on an immersive visitor journey or to delve deep into intriguing interactive exhibits. Alas! After a few steps our exhibition maker’s angry eye...
Exhibit development
LAURENT CHICOINEAUludovic MaggioniAlexander NischelwitzerJiayi Jin
Virtual reality is a powerful tool for immersive experiences.
How did our science centres begin to develop this kind of experience? What's their feedback? How do they use it: with an explainer or not, in an exhibition or not... Is it a way...
Learning
Jon HaavieSebastian MartinHedinn GunhildrudHanne MadsenErik TorstenssonCarl BärstadJon Haavie
MakerSpaces can engage visitors with new technology in exciting ways. However, using digital tools in a science centre or museum context can be challenging. Time is limited and the learning curve can be steep. All too often visitor engagement is...
Exhibit development
Karin GarberArmin DuffMeie van LaarManuela RingbauerBethan RossTanja Nymark
In our science centres or hands-on laboratories we aim to offer visitors a first-hand experience of the beauty of science. However, what the audience expects when signing up for a science workshop, might be very different to what the work of a...