Art in science museums : towards a post-disciplinary approach /
edited by Camilla Rossi-Linnemann and Giulia de Martini.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge ; Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
- xxii., 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Routledge research in museum studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann and Giulia de Martini
Premise
1.1 How art contributed to the public image of science
Pietro Greco
1.2 Making meaning with Art, Science and Technology
John Durant
Art as a narrative tool: seeing the unseen
2.1 A house of collaboration: investigating the intersections of art and biomedicine
Ken Arnold, Adam Bencard, Bente Vinge Pedersen, Thomas Söderqvist, Karin Tybjerg and Louise Whiteley
2.2 Sophia’s Whale and the Hypercubic Showcase of Sudden Comprehension
Nuno Ferrand de Almeida, Nuno Valentim, Luís Mendonça, Rui Mendonça and Maria João Fonseca
2.3 In the Spirit of Enquiry…
James Peto
2.4 Context, collaboration and contemporary culture
Hannah Redler Hawes
2.5 Case studies
Art for science education and enquiry: patterns of thinking
3.1 The Exploratorium: Art as Inquiry
Marina McDougall
3.2 Art Thinking
Christopher Lindinger and Maria Pfeifer
3.3 Art as ingredient for meaningful science learning
Samar D. Kirresh
3.4 Answering the unasked questions
Ian Brunswick and Andrea Bandelli
3.5 Case studies
Art, inclusion, controversy and imagination: from facts to values
4.1 Criticality, Imagination and Interaction: A new basis for Art Science Curation
Mike Stubbs and Mark Wright
4.2 Shifting meaning, shifting contracts – Biological arts and evolving museum ethics
Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr
4.3 Decolonising natural history museums through contemporary art
Bergit Arends
4.4 Case studies
(Open) Conclusions - The Post Disciplinary Museum
"Art in Science Museums brings together perspectives from different practitioners to reflect on the status and meaning of art programmes in science centres and museums around the world. Presenting a balanced mix of theoretical perspectives, practitioners' reflections, and case-studies, this volume gives voice to a wide range of professionals, from traditional science centres and museums, and from institutions born with the very aim of merging art and science practices. Considering the role of art in the field of science engagement, the book questions whether the arts might help curators to convey complex messages, foster a more open and personal approach to scientific issues, become tools of inclusion, and allow for the production of totally new cultural products. The book also includes a rich collection of projects from all over the world, synthetically presenting cases that reveal very different approaches to the inclusion of art in science programmes. Art in Science Museums should be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students working in the fields of museum studies, cultural heritage management, material culture, science communication and contemporary art. It should also be essential reading for museum professionals looking to promote more reflective social science engagement in their institutions"--
in English.
9781138589520 (hardback) 9780429491597 (ebook)
Science museums--Educational aspects.
Art and science.
Science and the arts.
AM 121 / A78 2020
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Camilla Rossi-Linnemann and Giulia de Martini
Premise
1.1 How art contributed to the public image of science
Pietro Greco
1.2 Making meaning with Art, Science and Technology
John Durant
Art as a narrative tool: seeing the unseen
2.1 A house of collaboration: investigating the intersections of art and biomedicine
Ken Arnold, Adam Bencard, Bente Vinge Pedersen, Thomas Söderqvist, Karin Tybjerg and Louise Whiteley
2.2 Sophia’s Whale and the Hypercubic Showcase of Sudden Comprehension
Nuno Ferrand de Almeida, Nuno Valentim, Luís Mendonça, Rui Mendonça and Maria João Fonseca
2.3 In the Spirit of Enquiry…
James Peto
2.4 Context, collaboration and contemporary culture
Hannah Redler Hawes
2.5 Case studies
Art for science education and enquiry: patterns of thinking
3.1 The Exploratorium: Art as Inquiry
Marina McDougall
3.2 Art Thinking
Christopher Lindinger and Maria Pfeifer
3.3 Art as ingredient for meaningful science learning
Samar D. Kirresh
3.4 Answering the unasked questions
Ian Brunswick and Andrea Bandelli
3.5 Case studies
Art, inclusion, controversy and imagination: from facts to values
4.1 Criticality, Imagination and Interaction: A new basis for Art Science Curation
Mike Stubbs and Mark Wright
4.2 Shifting meaning, shifting contracts – Biological arts and evolving museum ethics
Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr
4.3 Decolonising natural history museums through contemporary art
Bergit Arends
4.4 Case studies
(Open) Conclusions - The Post Disciplinary Museum
"Art in Science Museums brings together perspectives from different practitioners to reflect on the status and meaning of art programmes in science centres and museums around the world. Presenting a balanced mix of theoretical perspectives, practitioners' reflections, and case-studies, this volume gives voice to a wide range of professionals, from traditional science centres and museums, and from institutions born with the very aim of merging art and science practices. Considering the role of art in the field of science engagement, the book questions whether the arts might help curators to convey complex messages, foster a more open and personal approach to scientific issues, become tools of inclusion, and allow for the production of totally new cultural products. The book also includes a rich collection of projects from all over the world, synthetically presenting cases that reveal very different approaches to the inclusion of art in science programmes. Art in Science Museums should be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students working in the fields of museum studies, cultural heritage management, material culture, science communication and contemporary art. It should also be essential reading for museum professionals looking to promote more reflective social science engagement in their institutions"--
in English.
9781138589520 (hardback) 9780429491597 (ebook)
Science museums--Educational aspects.
Art and science.
Science and the arts.
AM 121 / A78 2020