A provocative call for the transformation of science museums into
"idea colliders" that spark creative collaborations and
connections.Today's science museums descend from the Kunst-und
Wunderkammern of the Renaissance--collectors' private cabinets of
curiosities--through the Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851 to
today's "interactive" exhibits promising educational fun. In this
book, Michael John Gorman issues a provocative call for the
transformation of science museums and science centers from
institutions dedicated to the transmission of cultural capital to
dynamic "idea colliders" that spark creative collaborations and
connections. This new kind of science museum would not stage
structured tableaux of science facts but would draw scientists into
conversation with artists, designers, policymakers, and the public.
Rather than insulating visitors from each other with apps and audio
guides, the science museum would consider each visitor a resource,
bringing questions, ideas, and experiences from a unique
perspective. Gorman, founder of the trailblazing Science Gallery,
describes three scenarios for science museums of the future--the
Megamuseum Mall, "the Cirque de Soleil of the science museum
world"; the Cloud Chamber, a local space for conversations and
co-creation; and the invisible museum, digital device-driven
informal science learning. He discusses hybrids that experiment
with science and art and science galleries that engage with current
research, encouraging connection, participation and surprise.
Finally, he identifies ten key shifts in the evolution of science
museums, including those from large to small, from interactive to
participatory, from enclosed to porous, and from subject-specific
to cross-disciplinary.
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