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Annual Conference sessions

The first Ecsite Conference took place in 1989. Here you can browse all Conference sessions since 2010. Use the search engine to look for people, topics...

Looking for an older session? Our digital records start in 2007, with programme pdfs attached to each conference page

Learning
Raphael ChanayJessica BradfordAnnekathrin RanftAnnette Scheersoi

Are dioramas old-fashioned, outmoded, quaint and even embarrassing? Or do they embody everything that is engaging and memorable about a museum visit: the opportunity to be transported to a different time and place and to learn through immersion...

Learning
Melissa RichardMalvina Artheau

Why make a game in a science communication situation? How? For whom? What does a game do that nothing else could do better? What is the right balance between fun and content? How much does a serious game cost? And for what result?

Because...

Science ♥ society
Paul HixBart Van de LaarCarlos Catalao AlvesAnnette KlinkertAndrea Troncoso Quilaqueo

An effective dialogue between science and the rest of society is vital to find the right answers to the challenges faced by today’s European society. In this process it is important to involve as many stakeholders as possible. Science centres and...

Learning
Ed SobeyEd SobeyIan RussellJohn Downey

Colour-related hands-on science activities that beg active participation will be presented by science centre and museum experts from seven countries. Participants will be able to test their colour vision, see how to break white light into a...

Equity & Inclusion
Elizabeth Rasekoala

Dr. Elizabeth Rasekoala is the President of African Gong – the Pan-African Network for the Popularisation of Science & Technology, and Science Communication. Watch ...

Learning
Nicolas DidierJohn FalkAndy LloydGuillaume TrapJoanna KiersztejnNicolas Didier

Encouraging youngsters to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related studies and careers is a challenge faced by most European countries.

If science centres and museums are good at exciting STEM curiosity among...

Equity & Inclusion
Nathalie PuzenatBernd HoltwickMagali LE GOFFAnne PrugnonChristian Fedon

How to work with audiences with specific needs and develop an offer in line with their expectations? How can these cooperations bring more to science centres and museums than higher visitor numbers from a more diverse audience?

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Learning
Nils Petter HauanJustin DillonAsger HøegBronwyn BevanKrista LeusinkIda Marie Bøe

In this reverse session, we will present five different cases where practitioners and theorists are working together. These cases exemplifies creation of a common ground and understanding. Common for all these innovative activities, is that they...

Research, theory & evaluation
Katrin VohlandBrigitte GschmeidlerChristine MarizziClaudia GoebelPernille HjortTalila Yehiel

Participatory research has emerged as a powerful paradigm, redefining science, education and even citizenship. Especially in the areas of biodiversity observation and nature protection it is a very promising approach for museums and science....

Look forward to a relaxed party in the heart of the city centre, concluding the intense conference week in an artistic atmosphere.

Had no time to visit the Kunsthaus during the conference days? This is your opportunity. Enjoy a delicious (...

Learning
Anna SchaefersEsther HamstraMaria ServetaIan SimmonsLorna Williams

This workshop focusses on a very concrete topic: the text label or panel accompanying usually interactive exhibits. This panel commonly displays an exhibit title; some background (scientific) information; an instructions or challenge; and in many...

Equity & Inclusion
Carmen FenollosaIan BrunswickTobias WolffÅsa LindgrenClaire GarraudDick van Dijk

It is not always easy to co-produce an exhibition with colleagues from another institution, but with visitors…! Isn’t it a nightmare (espacially with children or teenagers!)? How do you go about it? What are the benefits? What are the pitfalls?...

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