Exhibit development
Anna SchaefersPedro PomboFrancesca IezziGérard Cobut
Commitment: 21st century skills
Imagine you've been (successfully) running a national outreach project for several years: a set of hands-on mini-labs for teenagers. Your main sponsor thinks this is wonderful, so it should...
Exhibit development
Harry WhiteSarah AlexanderLisa FinchRyan JenkinsAndreas MattEric Londaits
In part two of the session, we'll continue with the exploration of the automata and artificial intelligence hands-on explorations from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre and IMAGINARY, and participants will have the opportunity to try the second part of...
Research, theory & evaluation
Ewine van Dishoeck
Ewine van Dishoeck's keynote speech is sponsored by The Kavli Prize.
Prof. Dr. Ewine F. van Dishoeck is a Professor in Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University.
Ewine van Dishoeck studies the tenuous, ice-cold clouds of...
Equity & Inclusion
David JonesDavid JonesKerrie HighcockZoe King
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
This inspirational session, loaded with learning and insight, is a three-way conversation between David Jones, Life Science Centre (Life), Kerrie Highcock, North East Autism Society (...
Learning
Sarah DurcanAndrea Bandelli
Let's get social and scientific with an in-real-time participatory baking class! We'll make scones; classic and with some alternative dietary requirements (see ingredients lists below). Participants can ask questions and work from their kitchens...
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
Ryan JenkinsCristina OlivottoAmos BlantonCorinne TakaraEmily TakaraTrisha Sathish
Commitment: Climate & biodiversity crisis
In the past few years many museums have been developing tinkering studios, makerspaces and fablabs as part of their programmes and exhibitions. These spaces can offer ways to...
Learning
Matteo VillaMaria XanthoudakiAndrew NewmanHeather King
What do we want visitors to experience when they engage with our exhibitions and programmes? Most would agree that we want them to feel excitement, wonder, and a passion for ‘more!’ But how can we support such emotion-filled experiences...
Research, theory & evaluation
Patricia Willems-MawenuSaskia NuijtenKlaus G. GrunertSara Castillo
A 1/3 of all food produced in the world goes to waste while 800 million people are still undernourished. Yet more food is needed to feed the world’s growing population while maintaining the health of our planet. How can we solve all these...
For those of you accustomed to an Ecsite Conference, you'll know that the Business happy hour is not to be missed! A dedicated moment during the Conference to browse our exhibitors booths, make business and enjoy those memorable 'little extras.'...
Research, theory & evaluation
Mairéad HurleySophie PerryARIS PAPADOPOULOSAutumn Brown
Commitment: 21st century skills
Zines, small handmade booklets, offer an emancipatory way to explore, critique and reflect upon a given topic. These artefacts position the learner as creator, and the evaluator as audience...
Equity & Inclusion
Anna SchaefersAmparo Leyman PinoGabriele ZipfElizabeth RasekoalaMariam BachichGeorgina YoungAlexandra AlberdaTibisay Sankatsing NavaDevina LobineCaroline TurreEva TrujilloMicah Parzen
Commitment: Equity & inclusion
This is the 2nd part of a two-part session, part one is...