Equity & Inclusion
John DowneyAlma RehmonenJohn DowneyElisabetta TrentinDiana Escobar VicentDavor Komericki
We define popular culture as "culture based on the tastes of ordinary people rather than an educated elite". Science is at the heart of popular culture, we know that!
Unfortunately, scientists and academics (and many teachers) are the...
Learning
Karen WilkinsonMaria XanthoudakiMaya HalevyCatherine Demarcq
Tinkering is increasingly being adopted by museums as a new way of engaging visitors into creative, highly experiencial, science-oriented, learning-through-construction processes. It is a vision for learning and supports 21st century competences...
A networking highlight!
Ecsite invites all participants to come together for a drink among exhibitors' booths.
Traditionally exhibitors bring specialties from their home countries.
Learning
Lavinia Del LongoFranziska HütterTalila YehielGerald KastbergerHedinn Gunhildrud
The fascinating and diverse beauty of nature itself is the most powerful exhibit we can show our visitors. Therefore, it should be our main focus to enable our visitors to connect with nature outside, no matter whether we work in science centres...
Strategy & vision
Robert FirmhoferBarbara StreicherAndres JuurLynn ScarffAsger HøegErnesto ParamoTapio KoivuMiruna Amza
Raymond Kurzweil, famous American author, inventor, computer scientist and futurist predicts that by the year 2030 implants will enhance human intelligence and memory; nanobots smarter than biology will eradicate diseases; transport and...
Learning
Brad IrwinKevin CrowleyMaria XanthoudakiRyan JenkinsAntonio Gomes da CostaHeather KingPaola RodariBeth StoneLAURENT CHICOINEAU
Facilitation within museums and science centres is changing! New forms of facilitation are emerging from tinkering to digital interaction. The way we think about training and professional development is fundamentally shifting. In our two-day pre...
Learning
Cristina OlivottoMeriem FressonAniello MennellaBlazej Dawidson
Theatrical plays, magic shows, stand-up comedies, mystery games… are tools used to engage the public in science centres, but also in schools and research institutes. On the one hand, they represent an effective engagement tool, in particular for...
Learning
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Marketing & communication
Maarten OkkersenSara CalcagniniStephen RobertsJet de Wit
Our public programmes are powerful drivers to reach audiences on the one hand and partners on the other hand. We want to both challenge the way visitors think and generate revenue. Achieving these aims can be seen as mutually exclusive or as...
Explainers & visitor services
Andres JuurKamil RogulskiAndrea MottoTanja van der Woude
A large part of our employees in the near future will belong to so-called Y-generation (born between the 1980s and the early 2000s). They are the most educated and culturally diverse of any generation before them, they’re also notorious job-...
Learning
Sharon AmentSharon AmentBrad IrwinMaria Xanthoudaki
The first 'Ecsite trial' took place during the 2015 Ecsite Annual Conference, debating the role of competitions for school students. A Judge presided, lawyers presented their arguments, and the jury made the final decision on their place within...
Learning
Jochen HungerLuigi AmodioAnna GunnarssonJutta Schlögl
In recent years the Maker movement introduced many cultural innovations in museums and science centres. Among these the so-called "culture of repair", which is not only of great benefit in terms of education, promoting the understanding of "how...