Actividades Educativas en el museo científico: De ciencia divertida a ciencia seductora

Fernandez, Guillermo; Stengler, Erik; Viladot, Pere

Abstract

Science centres and museums have undergone a great evolution in recent decades although it seems that, lately, the science museum model has been somewhat stagnant. Since the radical changes of the mid-twentieth century, it has developed towards strategies in which visitor numbers take precedence over other considerations. Alongside a school science that could be described as “boring”, a trend has emerged with a focus on “fun science” in museums, hoping to address current shortcomings. In this article we question this view and propose the idea of “seducing science” as an alternative to achieve long-term impact of museum visits.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 20, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 20, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 16, 2016
• Journal: Revista de Museología
• Print ISSN: 1134-0576
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 63
• Pages: 11-25
• Keywords: science centres, museums, science communication, science education
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/802978
• Publisher URL: http://www.museologia.net/Revista/default.asp?ID=75
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Originally published as Fernandez, G., Stengler, E. and Viladot, P. (2015) Actividades Educativas en el museo científico: De ciencia divertida a ciencia seductora. Revista de Museología, 63. pp. 11-25. ISSN 1134-0576 and available at the publisher's site http://www.museologia.net/Revista/default.asp?ID=75
• Contract Date: Feb 16, 2016