Are museums places where science and society can really engage in a dialogue? A positive example related to the rubbish emergency in the Campania region
Science musums and science centres are wonderful places to host, support and mediate the dialogue between science and society. In fact, they are a natural crossroad where scientists, general public, media and insitutions for formal and informal learning meet. During the recent political and health c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sissa Medialab
2008-03-01
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| Series: | JCOM: Journal of Science Communication |
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| Online Access: | http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/07/01/Jcom0701%282008%29C01/Jcom0701%282008%29C03/Jcom0701%282008%29C03.pdf |
| Summary: | Science musums and science centres are wonderful places to host, support and mediate the dialogue between science and society. In fact, they are a natural crossroad where scientists, general public, media and insitutions for formal and informal learning meet. During the recent political and health crisis concerning the rubbish treatment in the Italian region of Campania, the science centre "Città della Scienza" has promoted an unusual dialogue between citizens and scientists. |
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| ISSN: | 1824-2049 |