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Investigating accessibility in Latin American science museums and centers [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 Science museums are powerful places not only for science communication, informal science teaching, and leisure but also for promoting science and technology in an equitable, diverse, and inclusive mode.
JESSICA NORBERTO ROCHA +4 more
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Opportunities for science centers and museums to cultivate a culture of climate action [PDF]
npj Climate ActionScience centers and museums are uniquely positioned to spark climate action. In this commentary, we describe opportunities to further increase the field’s impact through research on the psychological states that drive action and public engagement ...
Rose Hendricks, Theresa A. Donofrio
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Frontiers in EducationScience museums and exhibitions play a crucial role in formal and non-formal education and in the communication of science. However, access to online science exhibitions is still limited.
Jessica Norberto Rocha +9 more
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Frontiers in EducationInitiatives to include people with disabilities (PWD) in museums and science centers have been documented worldwide for over 80 years; however, there is still a need to implement systematic changes to sustain inclusive practices over time.
Ana Carolina Alves Vicente +1 more
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Регионология, 2022 Introduction. In 2021, within the framework of the Year of Science and Technology announced in Russia, the work related to the popularization of Russian science and technology plays an important role.
Irina Ye. Ilyina +3 more
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Science is not for me. Visitors’ attitudes to learning in an Italian science centre [PDF]
JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2006 Following the example of the Exploratorium in San Francisco, interactive science museums are meant to be informal and enjoyable places where visitors, regardless of their age and background, are stimulated to practice their abilities to explore the world
Monia Cardella
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Contemporary aesthetic forms and scientific museology [PDF]
JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2006 The use of various expressive artistic forms in science centres and in interactive museums is becoming increasingly widespread. This paper proposes an interpretation of this phenomenon that emphasises how contemporary art contributes to experimentation ...
Alessandra Drioli
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Education and science museums. Reflections in Italy and on Italy (Italian original version) [PDF]
JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2008 The educational function of science museums was born with the first naturalistic collections ever, flourished in 16th-century Italy. The pedagogic thought and the educational experimentations carried out in approximately five century of history have ...
Paola Rodari
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JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2005 Few research studies have been conducted on the interpreter’s role in a Science Centre. Although the importance of this role is always stressed by museum practitioners, it seems that anecdotal evidence is the main source of information on this theme. The
Leonardo Alfonsi
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Volunteers as explainers at the Finnish Science Centre Heureka [PDF]
JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2005 Heureka is situated in the Helsinki Metropolitan area. Every year, on average, 300.000 visitors come to Heureka; it is one of the largest year-round attractions in the area. 20–25% of the visitors are school classes.
Marjatta Väkeväinen
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