The Polytechnic Museum in Moscow is one of the oldest museums of its kind in the world and the largest technical museum in Russia. The modernization project that began in 2010 aims to create a new museum and education centre with advanced museum technologies showcasing achievements in science and technology. As part of the modernization process, the existing museum exposition needs to be reflected and reconstructed.

The development of the content and design for the re-newel of the Polytechnic Museum in Moscow is exploring ways to move the science museum model forward; it is focused on celebrating our shared human fascination with new ideas, new understanding and innovation and the dreams of generations of scientists and technologists who display that curiosity and creative thinking.

Group of key players and advisors involved in the development will make short presentations on some of the key issues under discussion in trying to capture and communicate that spirit of questioning and creative thinking through museums, encapsulating innovation and imagination. Each will highlight a particular challenge. Then will split into groups for smaller discussions with delegates of how best to approach these challenges.

Speakers (preliminary information):

1. Esther Dugdale, Creative Director, Event Communications 2. Lubov Strelnikova, Editor-in-chef of the “Chemistry and life” magazine (Russia), the member of the International association of journalists and the European Union of science journalists’ association, the vice-president of the non-commercial partnership “Assistance to chemical and environmental education”.