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Part of Gaston Bachelard’s extensive work has been applied in many areas of phil- osophical and humanistic research; however, his contribution to the field of public communication of science and museology is brief. The main objective of... more
Parte de la extensa obra de Gaston Bachelard se ha aplicado en numerosos ámbitos de la investigación filosófica y humanística; sin embargo, es breve su aparición en el campo de la comunicación pública de las ciencias y la museología. El... more
Paper presented in the on-line scientific meeting CONSUMING MATERIALITIES: OBJECTS, ROUTES, HISTORIES co-organised by the Department of History and Ethnology (Democritus University of Thrace) and the Department of Philology (University of... more
A overview of creative and critical thinking approaches in formal and informal education as reflected in a number of case studies submitted by project partners. These include Ars Electronica (Austria), Cap Sciences (France), Chester... more
Este trabalho é um recorte de uma pesquisa de mestrado em andamento que tem como objetivo investigar produções curriculares ocorridas a partir das visitas escolares ao Aquário Marinho do Rio de Janeiro (AquaRio). A partir da parceria... more
Science museums are intimately connected to the technological apparatus and by studying their history of display an additional knowledge of visual culture could be obtained. More than others, the Science Museum’s history, being linked to... more
Historian of medicine Annie Thwaite explores the rich and complex history of amulets and their connection to medicine.
Catalyst is a science discovery centre and independent museum based in Widnes, United Kingdom. Since 2018, it has collaborated with mental health charity Mind Halton on The MindLab project; a science inspired wellbeing programme for... more
This article draws on the author's own anthropological and personal experience in museums to highlight some of the significant changes within the field of museum education. As well as highlighting was has already happened – especially a... more
Visitar: http://mexicanadecomunicacion.com.mx/una-mirada-critica-a-la-propuesta-de-howard-gardner-para-el-diseno-museografico-interactivo/ La adopción de las teorías constructivistas en la definición del aprendizaje informal que ocurre... more
Science communicators are widely acknowledged to have an important role to play in the public understanding of science. Despite this acknowledgement, the role is often seen as one of simply transporting information, like so many potatoes... more
This paper develops the studies in the latent conflict between the interests of professional community and the public in designing museum archaeological exhibitions. The main objective of the article is to identify the possibilities for... more
Augmented reality (AR) applications have recently emerged for entertainment and educational purposes and have been proposed to have positive effects on social interaction. In this study, we investigated the impact of a mobile, indoor AR... more
Controversy in Science Museums focuses on exhibitions that approach sensitive or controversial topics. With a keen sense of past and current practices, Pedretti and Navas Iannini examine and reimagine how museums and science centres can... more