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The Norsk Teknisk Museum from Norway won the prize for TING, “a participatory, immersive exhibition experience for exploring the complex relationships between technology and democracy.” Watch the video.
The EMYA 2015 Award Ceremony - European Museum of the Year Award - took place in May in Glasgow. Since 1977, this prestigious award recognizes and rewards excellence in European museums, with the patronage of the Council of Europe. It encourages innovation particularly in museums which are more related to the conservationist classic vision. A prestigious award whereby MUSE was honoured with special mention.
Sophie has now a 20 years’ experience in Human Resources change management in scientific, cultural or technological area. Prior to that, in 1996 she was a member of the French National sailing team preparing for the Olympics.
The Dutch Innovation Zone opened in Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan. This innovative exhibition was developed by Museon and is part of the Dutch contribution to World Expo 2015.
This year, on May 5th afternoon, MUSE – The Science Museum of Trento (Italy) issued the number 1 million entrance ticket. A rewarding result indeed, which overcomes all the expectations, just 21 months after the grand opening (on July 27, 2013). One million visitors, that is thousands of people who entered MUSE in a constant flow, that increased even more during weekends and holidays.
A fire broke out on Monday at Experimentarium (Hellerup, Denmark) - luckily no one was harmed. The fire destroyed part of Experimentarium's old exhibition space, currently undergoing renovation works.
Applications now received until 25 May for Curator to head Reasearch and Collections Unit.