Operations & finance
Selecting designers and other agencies in creative projects can be an ordeal on both sides of the table. Especially in a time when resources are scarce, we look for efficient ways of selecting and contracting. Classical pitches and modern...
Exhibit development
Jan Alfred AnderssonKayte McSweeneyHolly HastedGunnar BehrensBaudouin Hubert
Assessing what makes a good exhibit is an important issue but definitely not an easy one. Defining objectives and assessment criteria for developing or purchasing an exhibit can easily become a wish list which isn’t easily attained. The...
Johannes-Geert HagmannMarit TeerlingCaroline TurreYuko Okayama
To work in a science centre or museum may sometimes seem like an exotic profession. Yet, while each institution faces different challenges, the professional knowledge acquired through many years of experience can benefit other actors in the field...
Colin JohnsonHarry White
Are you planning to set up a new science centre? If so, this is the session for you. We won’t give you all the answers, but will introduce some key people who have helped others with new science centre projects. You will hear about where...
Research, theory & evaluation
Nathalie CapletTiina BrunettoAlberta GiovanniniAnne Tove Koldal
Are our institutions the best places for peaceful work? Science centres and museums are definitely qualified for peace by the experiences they offer: joyful, collaborative, empathetic and lively. This kind of experience is facilitated by...
Networking & Partnerships
Aliki Giannakopoulou
This session will introduce participants to the new financial framework of the European Commission – Horizon 2020. A European Commission representative will give insight into the new framework, a representative from the National Contact...
Collections
Johannes-Geert Hagmannkatell barthélémyClaudia SchleyerGert-Jan Va RijnClaire PillsburyMarieke Meijers
This session will start with a series of very short presentations with case studies of hands-on exhibits or interactives that integrate (museum) collectables. In the second part of the session, speakers and participants will form small workshop...
Explainers & visitor services
Noel JacksonPaola RodariMaria ZоlоtоnоsаToni HamillAndrea BandelliKathrin Kösters
This interactive session offers a review of different dialogue activities, mainly focusing on the Playdecide format in its multiple applications and young people as the main target audience. In light of the shift toward Responsible Research and...
Operations & finance
Many Ecsite conference delegates are not from the ‘big name’ science centres. This session will discuss how small and medium-sized science centres manage financial constraints. It will also highlight some of the unique opportunities and...
Explainers & visitor services
Hannah SundqvistSarah FunkRicardo MutuberriaFarid NolenLouise Archer
Not all young people engage science equally. Science centres engage well with children, but reaching teens more effectively is an ongoing project. This session discusses barriers to, and solutions for, engaging teens. We take a look at some...
Explainers & visitor services
Joanna KalinowskaErinma OchuGiota MakriNatalie IrelandDavid Tombolato
In recent years the number of social participation projects related to science have increased dramatically. Does this surge come as a result of the media? Do social participation projects in science have a positive effect on society in that...
Explainers & visitor services
Marie HobsonRooske FranseHeather KingJustin DillonMaria Xanthoudaki
In search for an in-depth experience
Visitors to science centres and museums choose their preferred activities and design their own learning experiences. To support visitors, most institutions aspire to an environment that combines...