What current trainings helps the mediator to work on his or her discourse when the subject is controversial within society? How to share the scientific message with the public while questioning their personal convictions as citizens? How to...

Lessons learnt during the recent pandemic have showed us that there needs to be a spot on the science centre stage reserved for digital content.
Some critics have referred to digital content as “the death of science centers as we know...

There is a generation whose life has been dominated by crises: financial crises, climate breakdown, the Covid-19 pandemic, a crisis of confidence in our democratic values, etc. We, as educational providers, are torn between the desire to involve...

The climate crisis is often referred to as a crisis of imagination. Can convening diverse disciplines and ways of thinking foster alternative visions for the future? Museums and science centres are well placed to connect diverse practices such as...

Diversity and inclusion have become central to STEM engagement, aligned with a vision of society where people have agency to leverage science to support their communities. Likewise with citizen science –traditional models remain strong but there...

A great deal of learning takes place in informal learning environments, such as museums and science centres. Yet due to their haphazard and idiosyncratic nature, experiences at exhibitions, labs or science programmes are challenging to record,...

Science centres often only present Eurocentric scientific content. This disregards the legacy of scientific knowledge from cultures worldwide that have contributed to our understanding of the universe for millennia. Indigenous ways of knowing,...

Can alternatives to traditional messaging be more motivating or reach audiences who feel unable or unwilling to take action for sustainability? And what can we learn from sources outside the museological and visitor studies literature?

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This session is about collaborations between scientists and artists. We share mistakes and successes of the process and outcome of a handful of cases. Art can change our perspective, open new doors and give us the opportunity to speak to new...