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Welmoet DamsmaAnne LandDesiree VaccariniSara TougaardMichael Bradke
Traditionally, museum objects were only observed behind glass and without tactile interaction but today, engagement with real objects is often encouraged. In today’s digital world, museums have to define their added value and interaction with...
Learning
Andrew Whittington-DavisMairéad HurleyMaria ZоlоtоnоsаJAN POMIERNYNanne Wytze Brouwer
Data literacy is becoming increasingly important in a digitalised and technology-saturated world, where everything is measured, analysed and predicted, but where information is also being misinterpreted or (deliberately) misused to mislead public...
Learning
Armin DuffKim Ludwig-PetschMeie van LaarClaire PillsburyChristof BörnerKatherine McAlpine
We all use smartphones, every day – but few are aware of their potential for science and science education. The numerous built-in sensors turn any mobile device into a mobile lab, which enables visitors to experiment and measure physical...
Learning
Ran PelegAndrea Frantz-PittnerSilvia GrabnerCedric TanKate KnealeDesiree VaccariniBethan RossAstrid Rampula
‘Immersion’ and ‘immersive’ are popping up everywhere these days: immersive theatre, immersive technology, immersive games, immersive experience, even immersive dining. Science centres and museums have not evaded this trend and many offer...
Strategy & vision
Julia WillisonMarjolein van Breemen
Do you have an idea you want to get off the ground; a new science centre, an exhibition or an activity? Are you grappling with where to start or how to move it forward?
This clinic offers you a safe space in which you can explore your...
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Helen JonesAmito HaarhuisLouise WhiteleyNatalija PolenecPaul Voogt
In general, science museums tend to present the past and science centres focus on the future. Can we combine these two approaches, connecting past, present and future, to deepen our understanding of how science works and what it means for us?...
Strategy & vision
Camilla Rossi-LinnemannInes MontalvaoSamar D. KirreshJurij KrpanMarina LeonardMichael BradkeMaria João Fonseca
For many of us, working with artists is both a dream and a challenge. This one-day pre-conference workshop gives you the opportunity to dive deeper into reflection and experimentation surrounding the professional practice of such collaborations....
Science ♥ society
Maria XanthoudakiCatarina RamosSara CalcagniniJochen ViehoffJulia EllrichTony Lockett
AI and robotics are rapidly changing our societies and this is having major consequences in the way citizens foresee the changes to their everyday lives. There is a wide consensus that AI technologies will profoundly change the world as we know...
Strategy & vision
Marina LeonardLuigi AmodioAisling MurrayAnna GunnarssonCamilla Rossi-Linnemann
Can performing arts help to convey complex messages, foster a more open and personal approach to scientific issues and allow for the production of new cultural products? Museums and science centres that choose to carry out a variety of activities...
Science ♥ society
Špela Petrič
Špela Petrič is a Ljubljana and Amsterdam based new media artist who has been trained in the natural sciences and holds a PhD in biology. Her artistic practice combines the natural sciences, wet biomedia practices, performance, and critically...
Science ♥ society
Raphael ChanayUwe MoldrzykThomas B BergAnnemarie van EekerenPaolo LegatoCaroline BreunesseAnders Drud JordanHenrik SellLinda GalléBasil ThüringPierre Coulon
Natural history museums play an important role in bridging communication gaps between science, society and politics. In times of growing urgency we have to act against a variety of environmental issues such as climate change and loss of...
Research, theory & evaluation
Justin DillonRyan AusterInga SpechtChristian HaagVera Liane Allmanritter
Museums and science centres: who visits, why do they visit and how they feel about their experience? The truth is, our organisations vary greatly in the amount of data we collect from our visitors and few science centres and museums engage in...