"To teach how to live with uncertainty, yet without being paralysed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy can do." Bertrand Russel
All over the world, instead of thousands of visitors interacting with our...
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis
Is the contribution to social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing one of the aims that defines a museum? While the international museum community is still in...
Amito Haarhuis convenes this check-in session, where our invited guests Lewis Hou, Colin Johnson and Camille Pisani will each discuss one of three commitments they have been following throughout day one and two of the Conference. Lewis Hou will...
Guided tours provide a special synergy between our visitors, our exhibits, and our staff. They play an important role in the engagement that occurs in science centres and can provide a personal connection between the visitors and our exhibits. In...
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
The Equity@Ecsite workgroup organised a webinar for Ecsite Online called ‘Equity and Diversity: an inclusive response to the corona crisis.’ At the...
Come and play our sustainability-themed virtual escape room run over Zoom! Up to 6 players will control a live actor and solve the puzzles within the time limit. Audience members can join in via the chat.
The year is 2050 and Earth has...
In this hands-on workshop, developers, educators and artists will share ways that they have remixed and adapted art/science-themed experiences and interactive temporal exhibitions and galleries during the pandemic period. We’ll focus on the...
Giving a prominent role to sound is currently a trend amongst museum practitioners. This is unsurprising as our relationship with sound, noise and even silence is fascinating and complex. However, not only is communicating exclusively via sound...
Science engagement institutions can play a major role in transforming the way schools look today. These organisations are generally curious by nature, offer physical interactions with science and technology, in new learning dimensions and always...
Commitment: 21st century skills
Join us for live performances of playful computational activities that are accessible to all learners - a sensor driven chain reaction, a robotic carnival, and more!
It is crucial...
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis / 21st century skills
We invite you to a demonstration of our international, online escape room, ‘Back for the Future,’ where we solve sustainability challenges in order to...
Amito Haarhuis convenes this check-in session, where our invited guests Lewis Hou, Colin Johnson and Camille Pisani will each discuss one of three commitments they have been following throughout the final day of the Conference. Lewis Hou will be...