By Walter Staveloz, Director, International Relations, Association of Science-Technology Centers Science Centers and Scientists Working Together to Share with the Public Their Right to Science Click here to view or download this multi-institution, multi-country discussion. On Saturday, November 10—as part of UNESCO’s World Science Day for Peace and Development and the […]
By Alessandra Arcella, Explora, the Children’s Museum of Rome GARDENStoGROW Urban Horticulture for Innovative and Inclusive Early Childhood Education Explora, the Children’s Museum of Rome (il Museo dei bambini di Roma), is a nonprofit museum entirely conceived for children, schools, and families located in Rome, Italy. It was established with a mission to […]
By Yuta Tanimura, Secretary General, Japan Science Museum Association Discovering the All the Sustainable Development Goals with the Japan Science Museum Association The Japan Science Museum Association (JASMA) is one of the biggest networks of science centers and museums in Japan, with about 190 members nationwide. The objective of the association is to […]
By Maria Isabel Garcia, The Mind Museum, Bonifacio Global City, Philippines ASPAC Plans for ISCSMD 2018 To celebrate the International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD) on November 10, the Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC) will design a theme that is linked to the Tokyo Protocol from the Science […]
By Lesley Lewis, former CEO of the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, former Chair of the ASTC Board of Directors, and ASTC Fellow, and Maurice Bitran, Ph.D., CEO and Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD) is an annual global event demonstrating the impact and reach of the world’s […]
Eco Boys and Girls & The Association of Children’s Museums & The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire Join In Celebrating ISCSMD 2017 By Sophia Collas and Maria Snyder Eco Boys and Girls join with the Association of Science-Technology Centers to celebrate the 2017 International Science Center and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD 2017). As a children’s […]
By Mrs. Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO “Science for Global Understanding” is the theme for the 2017 World Science Day for Peace and Development. This theme is judicious as it is key for promoting peace and sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda, adopted in 2015 by the United Nations, represents a significant step forward in terms […]
The new, action-oriented exhibition One Planet at the Museon in The Hague shows that the great global issues facing mankind really can be solved. One Planet fulfils the Museon’s UN-approved role of pioneering and inciting action to achieve the United Nations’ 17 global Sustainable Development Goals. The exhibition showcases inspiring ways of ensuring the equitable […]
From the start, the ISCSMD has connected with the objectives of the triennial Science Centre World Summit because of its emphasis on the UN SDGs. The last summit took place in November 2017 in Tokyo and formalized the global commitment of the science center field to the achievement of the SDGs and to the ISCSMD as one of the instruments to do so, as explicitly expressed in the adopted Tokyo Protocol. Click here to read the full text.
