Strategy & vision
sandrine Delon-GuillienCatherine OualianSara Raposo
Commitment: 21st century skills
The current crisis and its impact on the functioning and offerings of our museums have highlighted the need for all professionals to develop skills to face new challenges. It has also...
Was there simply not enough time to network during the day? Or perhaps you were so engrossed in the sessions and our Keynote speaker that there was no time to connect with peers? And for our colleagues in North, Central and South America it was...
Learning
Caroline WhiteCaroline WhiteShanmin SultanaAaron ApplebeyHollyann Stewart
Commitment: 21st century skills
How might you reimagine the work of your education and learning team when you can no longer engage in-person? At Science Gallery, human connection and conversation are at the heart of an...
Science ♥ society
Monika MayerMeie van LaarPaul BonifaceClémentine BricoutMonika Mayer
Museums have for years been trying to reach out to other groups within society, striving to engage them into STEM topics, but during the pandemic the need for engaging a more diverse group of families became more and more relevant. The pandemic...
Strategy & vision
Thierry BrassacMarion SabourdyAnna Gunnarsson
Whether you did (or didn't) attend Part 1, welcome to this book-lovers session. A time to think about and share the best ways to mix books and science together. We'll sit together around a digital campfire (with virtual marshmallows, but REAL...
Strategy & vision
Patricia VerheydenYuko OkayamaLath CarlsonJulia WillisonAilsa Barry
What are our greatest fears and hopes for the future of our field? How do we see the world evolve, and what will the role of our institutions be? Will science centres and science museums still exist? Moreover, if they are still around what will...
Exhibit development
Peter ElsaesserPaul Goulet
During this 45 minute session, Paul, also known as Little Ray, takes you on a virtual tour through three live, animal travelling exhibitions currently on display in the USA. Paul explains their vision and why we are aiming to bring Little Ray’s...
Exhibit development
Christina ClassenFriederike WawerkaDominik EssingClayton CutajarHarry WhitePaul Orselli
Two ‘old hands’ comment on the next generation’s ideas. NEXT GENERATION refers to different aspects: new content, a new generation of exhibition-makers, modern forms of exhibition design or contemporary educational strategies. We'll consider...
Strategy & vision
Sophie PerryMelati Wijsen
When Youth lead the way
Melati Wijsen is a 20-year-old Indonesian activist and change-maker. She founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister and has been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013. She has...
Equity & Inclusion
Lizzy MoriartyMarta MarialvaRafael GalupaMariana Rama Pedro AlvesMassa Mufti-HamwiHanouf Al-Alawi
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
How do you create equitable community engagement programmes to reach underserved communities? Come and explore off-site community engagement activities serving some of the most...
Learning
Hillary SpencerAnna AltschwagerAxel EstableHillary Spencer
What happens next? Our lives aren’t the same, our families aren’t the same, our world isn’t the same. As we reopen our museums and re-engage our students, what adjustments need to be made? What risks can we take? The need for empathy and...
Exhibit development
Audrey O'ConnellDirk DenoyelleAndreas MattCorrado CanoniciMarc GareauAnna ClarkThomas HofbergerPanagiotis KotsanasMichael BradkeLaurent DONDEYOlivier RetoutJoy LatourJoonas JuutilainenDon Lessem
The second of our touring exhibitions slots. A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you...