Marketing & communication
Anna SchaefersAnna OmedesCaroline VrammoutDiana Escobar VicentGérard Cobut
Join our competitive workshop (an unusual format) where five speakers will first present the science competition they are each running, before inviting the audience to rate their initatives in terms of benefits for a) science & society b)...
Learning
Ed SobeyEd SobeyIan RussellJohn Downey
Colour-related hands-on science activities that beg active participation will be presented by science centre and museum experts from seven countries. Participants will be able to test their colour vision, see how to break white light into a...
Audrey O'ConnellPeeranut KanhadilokJana PivonkovaJakub ŠestákCristina GonzálezManuel RocaThanassis KontonikolaouManon DelauryIoannis MiaoulisLinda GalléMatthew HeenanManuel CiraKatarzyna PrzegiętkaBettina Deutsch-Dabernig Francois VesciaOlivier Retout
Preview current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of the enormous range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make contacts and find out more.
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Learning
Raphael ChanayJessica BradfordAnnekathrin RanftAnnette Scheersoi
Are dioramas old-fashioned, outmoded, quaint and even embarrassing? Or do they embody everything that is engaging and memorable about a museum visit: the opportunity to be transported to a different time and place and to learn through immersion...
Learning
Melissa RichardMalvina Artheau
Why make a game in a science communication situation? How? For whom? What does a game do that nothing else could do better? What is the right balance between fun and content? How much does a serious game cost? And for what result?
Because...
Science ♥ society
Paul HixBart Van de LaarCarlos Catalao AlvesAnnette KlinkertAndrea Troncoso Quilaqueo
An effective dialogue between science and the rest of society is vital to find the right answers to the challenges faced by today’s European society. In this process it is important to involve as many stakeholders as possible. Science centres and...
Equity & Inclusion
Nathalie PuzenatBernd HoltwickMagali LE GOFFAnne PrugnonChristian Fedon
How to work with audiences with specific needs and develop an offer in line with their expectations? How can these cooperations bring more to science centres and museums than higher visitor numbers from a more diverse audience?
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Learning
Nils Petter HauanJustin DillonAsger HøegBronwyn BevanKrista LeusinkIda Marie Bøe
In this reverse session, we will present five different cases where practitioners and theorists are working together. These cases exemplifies creation of a common ground and understanding. Common for all these innovative activities, is that they...
Equity & Inclusion
Elizabeth Rasekoala
Dr. Elizabeth Rasekoala is the President of African Gong – the Pan-African Network for the Popularisation of Science & Technology, and Science Communication. Watch ...
Learning
Nicolas DidierJohn FalkAndy LloydGuillaume TrapJoanna KiersztejnNicolas Didier
Encouraging youngsters to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related studies and careers is a challenge faced by most European countries.
If science centres and museums are good at exciting STEM curiosity among...
Equity & Inclusion
Carmen FenollosaIan BrunswickTobias WolffÅsa LindgrenClaire GarraudDick van Dijk
It is not always easy to co-produce an exhibition with colleagues from another institution, but with visitors…! Isn’t it a nightmare (espacially with children or teenagers!)? How do you go about it? What are the benefits? What are the pitfalls?...
Research, theory & evaluation
Katrin VohlandBrigitte GschmeidlerChristine MarizziClaudia GoebelPernille HjortTalila Yehiel
Participatory research has emerged as a powerful paradigm, redefining science, education and even citizenship. Especially in the areas of biodiversity observation and nature protection it is a very promising approach for museums and science....