Science ♥ society
Audrey ChangRagnhild Freng DaleCarl SalkSarah SeiterHannah Sundqvist
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Surveys show that museums and science centres remain the most trusted public...
Learning
Thorsten-D. KünnemannClaire PillsburyEvelyne HiardMeie van LaarAchim EnglertAlbrecht BeutelspacherArmin DuffIan Russell
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What we know and believe about the world and about life is not always what is known to be...
Strategy & vision
Sebastião Feyo de AzevedoRosalia VargasNuno Ferrand de AlmeidaMichiel BuchelCatherine FrancheManuel HeitorSharon Ament
Watch a video of the Opening ceremony here.
Welcome to the conference's official start.
Speeches by officials, host and Ecsite representatives will be...
Exhibit development
Tania JohnstonMichael FeserJochen ViehoffOana SanduEmma Webb
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New gallery? New exhibition? New centre? How do we avoid the last 6 months of a major...
Strategy & vision
Annette KlinkertLeonardo AlfonsiAlessandra DrioliMarkus Weißkopf
Ready to take up a discovery tour? Just as life is everywhere, science is everywhere - especially in the swirling living lab each city is! We will equip you with a discovery kit and accompany you on a journey through the city centre of Porto....
Learning
Gérard CobutKrista LeusinkRooske FranseWendy MassartPierre CoulonKaren Wilkinson
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Learning is an active process; gaining any knowledge by yourself is favourable. This fits...
Learning
Vanessa MignanSamar D. KirreshJon Haavie
In this session we will dive into the process of designing new tinkering activities. We will explore and play around with prototype activities from large scale outdoors activities to frugal but still high tech workshops. Through these diverse...
Science ♥ society
Rosina MalagridaMaya HalevyPieter BoermanSara CalcagniniRosina Malagrida
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More and more science centres, museums, research organisations and universities work...
Science ♥ society
Leonel AlegreCarlos Catalao AlvesIoannis MiaoulisSheena Laursen
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This session will bring forward and debate representative cases of the growing social and...
Learning
Maria ZоlоtоnоsаJose Augusto OcampoLuigi CerriIwona Gin
Could an object describe your entire project?
The courageous speakers of this session took on this challenge and will be telling you about their projects in an original and jargon-free style.
Expect a 2min story for each project,...
Strategy & vision
Vesa LepistöJussi KahlosCécile MarsanJussi KahlosVesa LepistöHeidi RosenströmTuomas OlkkuJaakko Pöyhönen
In our workshop we will simply play cards! We will address the possible and desirable futures of science centres in the form of an interactive card game, based on the famous game "The Thing from the Future", developed by the Situation Lab of...
Learning
John SearJohn SearSigurd Hunstad
Technology - does it open doors to new and exciting possibilities or is is an expensive distraction?
Meet game designers John Sear and Sigurd Hanstad, who have been known to make games using both VR and stuffed toys.