Idea Colliders
The Future of Science Museums
$68.15
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2020
Summary
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 cente…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262539241 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262539241 |
| Author: | Michael John Gorman |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
| Series: | MetaLAB Projects |
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Critics Review
“Idea Colliders is a great read and full of inspiration — a catalogue of cool ideas, with snappy phrases to help persuade our institutional masters of the need for brave funding that looks beyond immediately measurable impact.”
— Public Understanding of Science
About The Author
Michael John Gorman
Michael John Gorman is Founding Director of BIOTOPIA Naturkundemuseum Bayern and Professor of Life Sciences in Society at Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. He was founder and CEO of Science Gallery International and Founding Director of Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin.
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