Amito Haarhuis
It is certainly ironic: we had already been preparing an exhibition about epidemics through the ages for two years, due to open on 15 April 2020. But this had to be postponed because of the outbreak of an epidemic. With the exhibition Contagious...
Equity & Inclusion
Vanessa MignanAmparo Leyman PinoHeidrun Schulze
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
It’s something of an understatement to say that we are not fans of women’s magazines, but we’ve all done an absurd quiz and/or read silly articles when we’ve had a few minutes to spare...
Learning
Robert FirmhoferZuzanna MichalskaNato SamkharadzeOlena PavlyukBarbara Szymańska-MarkowskaElżbieta Miterka
Commitment: 21st century skills
In a constantly changing, interconnected world the formal education systems, based in most countries on factory production principles, cannot help educate the next generation for the...
Research, theory & evaluation
Lizzy MoriartyAnne-Sophie GresleGiovanna PaciniBálint Balázs Daria Dvorzhitskaia
This session explores evaluation as a self-reflection tool and how it can be used for quality assurance and stakeholder engagement. Our panel will cover current aspects of evaluation tools based on adaptations due to Covid-19 with examples from...
Learning
Mairéad HurleyBrendan OwensMaria VicenteElad PazEva Durall
The Covid-19 crisis has challenged traditional science learning environments, many of which relied on face-to-face interactions. The current scenario has become one in which disruption of regular practice is part of the new normal. But how can we...
Exhibit development
Julie LeclairPeter TrevittHillary SpencerTobias WolffElin Roberts
The past year brought us all challenges but it has also given us freedom in many ways. During the pandemic many museums felt that they were able to (and perhaps had to), take more risks than they would have done otherwise. Our panellists worked...
Catherine Franche
Conference hosts Brad Irwin and Dorothée Vatinel are here to welcome you to the final day of the 2021 Ecsite Online Conference. For this final welcome session, we'll be joined by Ecsite Executive Director Catherine Franche, where you can be sure...
Equity & Inclusion
Mark WinterbottomMaria KarnezouInka de PijperMaria Xanthoudaki
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
This session will explore contemporary issues in inclusive STEM learning practice, with a focus on how hands-on making and tinkering can provide opportunities to work in more equitable...
Exhibit development
Andrew BullockWolfgang ButtressMartin BencsikFiona Philpott
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis
Meet the artist Wolfgang Buttress and his scientific collaborator Dr Martin Bencsik as they talk with Fiona Philpott, Director of Exhibitions (National Museums Liverpool),...
Was there simply not enough time to network during the day? Or perhaps you were so engrossed in the sessions and our Keynote speaker that there was no time to connect with peers? And for our colleagues in North, Central and South America it was...
Learning
Caroline White
What happens when our social media feeds lose all their user-generated content? What would the world be like if all of our bodily waste suddenly became a part of our clothing? Explore these questions and the way that our design choices shape our...
Exhibit development
Anna SchaefersPedro PomboFrancesca IezziGérard Cobut
Commitment: 21st century skills
Imagine you've been (successfully) running a national outreach project for several years: a set of hands-on mini-labs for teenagers. Your main sponsor thinks this is wonderful, so it should...