Science museums and science centres

2008 ◽  
pp. 41-54
Keyword(s):  
Science Museums ◽  
Science Centres

scholarly journals Naturvidenskabernes kanonisering. Forskere, erkendelser eller kulturarv

1970 ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Science Museums ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Centres ◽  
Scientific Expertise ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Way

This paper concerns recent official attempts to place science in Denmark within the context of a cultural canon. Based on differentiation between Mode 1 and 2 knowledge production, the paper points out that such attempts are highly contextualised and contingent on their different modes of application. Consequently, they entangle scientific expertise with other social skills and qualifications. Like science museums and science centres, they are a means of dealing with science in the public agora, i.e. the public sphere in which negotiations, mediations, consultations and contestations regarding science increasingly take place. Analysing the ambiguities and uncertainties associated with the recent official placing of science within an overall cultural canon for Denmark, this paper concludes that even though the agora embodies antagonistic forms of interaction, it might also lead the way to producing socially robust knowledge about science.

scholarly journals Museums and museums: the picture of scientific museums

2003 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. A02
Author(s):  
Marco Crespi
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
The Other ◽  
Science Museums ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Science Centres ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The City

In the field of scientific communication in Europe, science centres have gained increasing importance over the last ten years. Italy, beyond the City of Science in Naples, is also planning the set up of more science centres throughout the country. Their hands-on style makes them something between a museum and a fun fair and, beyond the issue of merit, no doubt the success of many science centres also depends on the fun offered. It is important then to be able to assess to what extent people can actually make use of the proposed themes. This report tries to point out the dialogue opportunities between science museums and people1. A questionnaire has been submitted to two scientific secondary schools in Trent and Busto Arsizio (Varese) as a pilot study in this research. A research of this kind should not limit itself to museums, because public opinion on scientific subjects is also influenced by more popular and widespread media such as newspapers and television. Together with people, museums should therefore also be able to make good use of these media and offer opportunities for investigating and going into detail about given topics that the other media deal with without leaving enough time for thinking them over.

scholarly journals Exhibitions as learning environments: a review of empirical research on students’ science learning at Natural History Museums, Science Museums and Science Centres

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Petter Hauan ◽  
Stein Dankert Kolstø
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Natural History Museums ◽  
Science Museums ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Science Centres

One aim for many natural history museums, science museums and science centres is to contribute to school-related learning in science. In this article we review published empirical studies of this challenging area. The review indicates that the effectiveness of educational activities at different types of science-communication venues (SCV) in supporting students’ science learning varies. There is also evidence of interesting differences between activities, depending on how these activities are designed. Firstly, these activities can stimulate interest and conceptual focus through a well-designed combination of structure and openness. Secondly, they can stimulate talks and explorations related to the presented topics. We have identified two possible areas which might prove fruitful in guiding further research: an exploration of the effects of different designs for guided exploratory learning, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of educational activities by studying the presence and quality of the learning processes visitors are engaged in. 

scholarly journals Science centres around the world see unrest for art and science in society

2009 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. C01
Author(s):  
Alessandra Drioli
Keyword(s):  
Science Museums ◽  
Art And Science ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Art Policy ◽  
Science Centre ◽  
The World ◽  
Science Centres ◽  
Science In Society

In present times it would not be appropriate to say art made a “debut” in science centres, as it has been a feature since the beginning of their history, and it appeared precisely in the ‘parent’ science centre, the Exploratorium. However, now it is time to check the progress. There is unrest for this issue, as in history-making times, and it is worthwhile to follow the new developments and hear the words of the coordinators of the artistic activities in science centres and, more in general, in science museums, and also of the artists involved in the process. The goal is to promote a debate on the final results of this phenomenon and on what will happen next. Also, emphasis should be put on the importance for each museum to define right from the start an ‘art policy’, even a complex one, but somehow structured, that may be employed at many levels according to the needs of the museum itself.

scholarly journals The Lisbon post-its: how science-in-society issues were reflected in the last ECSITE meetings

2007 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. C06
Author(s):  
Paola Rodari ◽  
Matteo Merzagora
Keyword(s):  
Annual Conference ◽  
European Network ◽  
Science Museums ◽  
Museum Professionals ◽  
Science Centre ◽  
Science Centres ◽  
Science In Society

ECSITE is the European network of science centres and museums (www.ecsite.net). The ECSITE Annual Conference, attended every year by several hundreds of professionals in science museums and science centres (870 at the last edition), and the ECSITE director forum, where full members of the association discuss on focused topics, are excellent observation points. Looking at what goes on in these meetings allows to track what is high on the agenda of the science-centre community, how the focus of interest moves, what are the main concerns of museum professionals.

Nine meta-functions for science museums and science centres

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Achiam ◽  
Jan Sølberg
Keyword(s):  
Science Museums ◽  
Science Centres

Learning in science centres and science museums: A review of recent studies

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 351-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry McClafferty ◽  
Léonie Rennie
Keyword(s):  
Science Museums ◽  
Science Centres

Science Centres as The Drivers of Change on Social and Educational Arena

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Barczyñski Paweł ◽  
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Gotwald-Feja Beata ◽  
Kowalczyk Marlena ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Drivers Of Change ◽  
Science Centres
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