There’s a useful and concise report on the recent Science and the Public Conference (organised by the Science Museum and Imperial College London) on the Edinburgh Beltane site. In 52 presentations bringing together scientists, sociologists, psychologists, artists, communicators, policy makers over a weekend, the key themes addressed were: best practice in communication; the challenges of [...]
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Science Engagement Center for Denver
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is to use its biggest-ever gift ever to help change the way science is taught. An $8 million gift from the Morgridge Family Foundation will be used to construct a three-story addition, the Science Engagement Center, on the south side of the museum. In 2007, Denver voters approved [...]
Science Exhibitions: Communication & Evaluation
More than 20 essays by leading specialists examine how best to disseminate science to the public using new and traditional media
Science Exhibitions: Curation & Design
More than 500 authoritative pages of essays detailing stimulating new initiatives from Europe, the Americas and the Far East
The Science Exhibition
The Science Exhibition: Curation, Design, Communication Edited by Dr Anastasia Filippoupoliti Museologist and Historian of Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece This forthcoming book will explore three related themes in relation to science exhibitions in museums: the processes involved in developing new science exhibitions in and for museums; the issues involved in transforming scientific ideas or events [...]