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In this section you will find useful documents and information on science engagement in general, and Ecsite activities in particular. Browse through articles, toolkits, reports, websites...

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Resources

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December 2023 - The Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards celebrate the innovative and impactful work of Ecsite community members. As we countdown to the 2024 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards, this series aims to shed a light on some of the Highly Commended projects and exhibitions submitted for the 2023 Awards.
Practical guide or toolkit
Report for European Museums to help on digitalisation
Spokes resource
December 2023 - This first part of the DOORS project Sparkle report seeks to allow small and medium-sized museums across Europe to steer the direction of the sector's digital transformation. We want to reduce the digitalisation gap by creating the space for small institutions to voice their needs and offering them access to knowledge, resources, expertise, and an incubation programme.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
museums, guidelines for museums, digital training, Digital transformation, european projects museums
Practical guide or toolkit
DOORS Sparkle Report II for museums
Spokes resource
December 2023 - The second part of the DOORS Sparkles Report looks into the ingredients for healthier partnerships, the possibilities and challenges of collaborative processes, and the prerequisites for the (re)development of business and revenue models within the museum sector through inspiring stories of institutional creativity, courage, and vulnerability.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
museums, guidelines for museums, digital training, Digital transformation, european projects museums
Practical guide or toolkit
Tool for museums to assess the digital maturity
Spokes resource
December 2023 - The DOORS consortium developed a specific tool to help museums understand the digital maturity levels of their organization. This tool, called the Self-Reflection Tool for Museums, is shaped like an engaging card deck. The card deck facilitates a collective self-reflection exercise in which everyone within the museum is invited to participate. Each card includes a question that encourages an in-depth reflection on the status quo and potential enablers and blockers as a first step toward formulating more sustainable digital strategies.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
museums, tool, card game, reflective practice, european project
Material for workshops and exhibitions
DOORS - Breaking the Digital Ceiling (Museums)
Spokes resource
December 2023 - The DOORS Breaking the Digital Ceiling publication is a roadmap that gathers the voices of the DOORS project team, the experts, and the museums that have participated in the project. All of them come together to outline, comment on, and contest the project's methodologies and practices. The document aims to spread the used knowledge-sharing practices and frameworks and the design of the incubation programme to create long-term impact, hopefully inspiring granular changes at a museum level, and more attuned funding schemes.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
museums, guidelines for museums, digital training, Digital transformation, european projects
Report
Green coloured square with the words "mastering decarbonisation - Insights Live"
Spokes resource
November 2023 - Find the written summary of the event, including a link to the recordings, the powerpoint presentation and extra references.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
EEEA, environment, climate emergency, biodiversity, environment emergency action, ecsite members, insights live!, decarbonisation, we the curious
Spokes resource
October 2023 - In the lead up to the 2024 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards, read about some of the projects that were recognised as Highly Commended by the 2023 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards jury.
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Spokes resource
October 2023 - The Water-Mining PlayDecide Card Game is out! The game is designed for simple, respectful & fact-based group discussion and it enables players to get familiar with a question, see it from different perspectives and form or clarify an opinion. At the heart of the game, there are 4 policy positions on wastewater treatment, seawater desalination, circular economy, sustainability, economic and environmental impact. The game was designed in framework of the Water-Mining EU-funded project https://watermining.eu/.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
serious game, climate change, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development, ecology, water, smart cities
Report
Blue coloured square with the words "mastering sustainable exhibitions part 2 - Insights Live"
Spokes resource
October 2023 - Find the written summary of the event, including links to the recordings and powerpoint presentations.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
EEEA, environment, climate, emergency, biodiversity, environment emergency action, ecsite members, insights live!, exhibitions, NEMO, Experimenta, Naturalis
Spokes resource
October 2023 - Read how the team at Experimentarium, Denmark donated a Winter Sports exhibition to the Kyiv Science Museum during the war.
Report
Orange coloured square with the words "Mariano Gago Ecsite Award winners talk sustainability"
Spokes resource
October 2023 - Find the written summary of the event, including a link to the recording.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
EEEA, environment, climate, emergency, biodiversity, environment emergency action, ecsite members, insights live!, Mariano Gago Ecsite Award
Report
Screenshot of Jens Astrup presentation, mix of tweets and newspapers screenshot. Main message can read: life changes arent enough to save the planet: here's what could
Spokes resource
September 2023 - Take a look at the #Ecsite2023 session summary by convenor Brad Irwin. The session slideshows & references are also available.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
session legacy, #Ecsite2023, climate, biodiversity, impact, communication

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