Ecsite news

Ecsite – the European Network of Science Centers and Museums – has looked at how shopping centres and retail areas can be used to drive ... More

The Annual General Meeting was held at the Ecsite conference in Porto, Portugal today, with the announcement of a new president, Herbert Münder. Making a ... More

Manuel Heitor, Portugal's Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, has called on the science centre community not to waver from their missions to educate, ... More

The Ecsite Annual Conference 2017 kicked off in Porto, Portugal, with some award winners, which were unveiled during the opening ceremony this morning (15 June). ... More

More than 1,000 members of the science centre and science museums community will be arriving in Porto, Portugal, this week to attend the Ecsite Annual ... More

The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite) has revealed the programme for the 28th edition of its annual conference, coming to Porto, Portugal ... More

Mobile AR, New Media Education and the “Matthew Effect” have all been highlighted as potential trends affecting scientific institutions across the world, according to the ... More

Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) board chair, Linda Conlon, has said that science centres are shifting away from an academic teaching approach as modern technology ... More

The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite) held its 2016 Directors Forum last month, bringing together senior members of the association for several ... More

Linda Conlon, chief executive of Newcastle’s International Centre for Life, has said science centres need to engage with more diverse audiences, particularly refugee and migrant ... More

One of Africa’s leading scientists has called for science centres across the world to address a Eurocentric model excluding many young black people from pursuing ... More

Ecsite president Michiel Buchel has told the science network’s members to take a stand against fear and show all of Europe that inclusion can be ... More

Ecsite and UNESCO are teaming up to introduce the first ever International Science Centre and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD), coming later this year. Scheduled for ... More

Leading Danish scientist Tina Ibsen has called for planetariums and science museums to use a re-emerging popularity in space to draw young people into STEM ... More

The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) are teaming ... More

Michiel Buchel, the incoming Ecsite president, has said he hopes to develop stronger relatonships with other attractions and museums sectors. With a better connected network, ... More

Around 1,000 delegates from the global science centre and museums community have gathered at MUSE in Trento, Italy, for the Annual Ecsite Conference, which started ... More

The European Network of Science Centres and Museums (Ecsite) is set to descend on the Renzo Piano-designed MUSE (Museo delle Scienze) in Trento, Italy, for ... More

As part of the European Union (EU)-funded Inprofood project – which aims to bring together research, industry and civil society to figure out how to ... More

Italy’s eagerly-awaited science museum, the eco-friendly Museo delle Scienze (MUSE), has opened in Trent, Italy, providing the public with an education about science, nature and ... More

Interactive Productline has launched its ReMind Mirror for visitor experiences. A visual illusion, the 'mirror' is actually a camera attached to a long TV screen ... More

The European network of science centers and museums (Ecsite) is making available 15 subsidies as part of efforts to promote city-based science initiatives. The grants, ... More