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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: THE GHENT UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AS A CASE STUDY Dr. Marjan Doom (18/03/2017) GENTS UNIVERSITEITSMUSEUM KERNGROEP CONCEPTONTWIKKELING

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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: THE GHENT

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AS A CASE

STUDY

Dr. Marjan Doom (18/03/2017)

GENTS UNIVERSITEITSMUSEUM

KERNGROEP CONCEPTONTWIKKELING

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CONTEXT

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Ghent; 643.393

Leuven; 105.754

Antwerp; 32.092 Brussels; 1.559

Known number of Cultural heritage

objects in 4 Flemish universities

1"Balans en perspectief. Academisch erfgoed in Vlaanderen." Interuniversitair Platform voor

Academisch Erfgoed, 2013

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Campus Ledeganck

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Complex Ledeganck

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Science Centre Nemo, Amsterdam

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Science Centre Nemo, Amsterdam

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Secondary school students (focus on final grades)

Academic community

“Broad Public” fascinated by science and culture

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MISSION AND VISION

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• Science is a human activity

• Practising science means ‘Dare to Think’

• Science is a dynamic concept

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MUSEUM OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

“Visitors are no longer approached as empty vessels to be

filled with didactic content…” (Graham Black)

“The museum is gradually becoming a unique platform of

human encounters” (Chris Dercon)

“The museum’s role is not to proclaim but to listen, interpret,

incorporate ideas and adjust” (Charles Leadbeater)

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CONTENT: FRAMEWORK

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CHAOS Patterns & Classification

DOUBT Observation & Interpretation

REPRESENTATION Modelling

TRUTH Measuring & Collecting of data

IMMAGINATION Immagination & Invention

KNOWLEDGE Pluralism in science

NETWORK Science & Community

BOUNDARIES and LIMITS Boundaries and Limits in science

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SCENOGRAPHIC LAYERS

1Introfilm(s)

Setting the mood

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Inciting the

imagination

2Big Questions

Science

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3Cabinets and LAB

Exploration

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In-depth research

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FRAMEWORK: CONTENT

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CHAOS Patterns & Classification

DOUBT Observation & Interpretation

REPRESENTATION Modelling

TRUTH Measuring & Collecting of data

IMMAGINATION Immagination & Invention

KNOWLEDGE Pluralism in science

NETWORK Science & Community

BOUNDARIES and LIMITS Boundaries and Limits in science

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FRAMEWORK: KEYWORDS

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CHAOS Patterns & Classification

DOUBT Observation & Interpretation

REPRESENTATION Modelling

TRUTH Measuring & Collecting of data

IMMAGINATION Immagination & Invention

KNOWLEDGE Pluralism in science

NETWORK Science & Community

BOUNDARIES and LIMITS Boundaries and Limits in science

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FRAMEWORK: KEY OBJECTS

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CHAOS Patterns & Classification

DOUBT Observation & Interpretation

REPRESENTATION Modelling

TRUTH Measuring & Collecting of data

IMMAGINATION Immagination & Invention

KNOWLEDGE Pluralism in science

NETWORK Science & Community

BOUNDARIES and LIMITS Boundaries and Limits in science

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FRAMEWORK: BIG QUESTIONS

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CHAOS Does science bring order into reality? / Are classification systems

fixed?...

DOUBT Is it always true what we see? / Can we study something we can’t

see?…

REPRESENTATION Does the model capture reality? / Can science mimic nature? …

TRUTH Can we measure anything? What is the difference between

measuring and knowing?...

IMMAGINATION Does a scientist need imagination? Can you be creative and

objective at the same time?...

KNOWLEDGE Is science the sole source of knowledge? / Can different answers to

the same question be true? …

NETWORK Can you practise science alone? / Do we know more now then in the

past? …

BOUNDARIES and LIMITS Should science know boundaries and limits? Can we know

everything?...

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CONCEPT

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Cabinets

‒ Scale and diversity of the academic collections

‒ Invite to explore and indulge in the themes

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CABINETS

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CONCEPT

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LAB

‒ Stimulate interaction

‒ Dynamics

‒ Participation

‒ Public programme

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LAB

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BIG QUESTIONS

Key Objects & Main narrative

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CHAOS

Patterns & Classification

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BOUNDARIES AND LIMITS

Boundaries & Limits in science

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CABINETS

Large amount of objects & exploration

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DOUBT

observation & interpretation

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DOUBT: THE STUDY OF WHAT HAS DISAPPEARED

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TO CONCLUDE

An exhibition can be a unique language to share a

narrative on science and scientific thinking

Museum is a platform for encounter and participation

Juxtaposition

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THANK YOU

External Partner: Handelsreizigers in Ideeën (http://handelsreizigers.be/)

Photography: Benn Deceuninck, Geert Roels, Bart De Pauw,

Hilde Christiaens and Koen Bovée