Connecting Museums: a case study in leadership, innovation and education in university science museums leading internationalisation projects

Authors

  • José Luís Schifino Ferraro Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Adam Goldwater Newcastle University
  • Caroline McDonald Newcastle University
  • Melissa Guerra Simões Pires Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Janet Stott University of Oxford
  • Jessica A. Suess University of Oxford
  • M. Paul Smith University of Oxford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2019.1.29526

Keywords:

Science. Museums. Leadership. Innovation. Science education. Internationalisation.

Abstract

This article reports on Connecting Museums: leadership, innovation and education in Science Museums, an international conference involving three university museums: Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (MCT-PUCRS), the Great North Museum: Hancock (GNM), at Newcastle University (NU), and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH). The partnership started with a project to develop a joint exhibition on the theme of evolution organised by MCT-PUCRS and GNM, supported by the British Council’s Newton Fund (Institutional Skills 2016). The two museums shared the project at the UK University Museums Group (UMG) conference in 2016, where it came to the attention of colleagues at OUMNH. Following the UMG conference, the leadership and education teams of the three museums opened a dialogue to exchange knowledge and experience on leadership, innovation and education in science museums. This culminated in the first Connecting Museums conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil in October 2017. The conference was attended by 81 professionals, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students with interests in museology, the natural sciences and related areas.

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Author Biographies

José Luís Schifino Ferraro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

PhD in Education. Professor of the Graduate Programmes in Education and Science and Mathematics Education of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Adam Goldwater, Newcastle University

PhD researcher. Learning Officer, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Great North Museum: Hancock (GNM), Newcastle University

Caroline McDonald, Newcastle University

Museum Manager. Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Great North Museum: Hancock (GNM), Newcastle University

Melissa Guerra Simões Pires, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

Director of the Science and Technology Museum of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (MCT-PUCRS). Professor of the Graduate Programme in Science and Mathematics Education of PUCRS.

Janet Stott, University of Oxford

Deputy Director and Head of Public Engagement at Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), University of Oxford

Jessica A. Suess, University of Oxford

Digital Partnership Manager. Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford

M. Paul Smith, University of Oxford

Director at Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), University of Oxford

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2019-05-06

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Ferraro, J. L. S., Goldwater, A., McDonald, C., Guerra Simões Pires, M., Stott, J., Suess, J. A., & Smith, M. P. (2019). Connecting Museums: a case study in leadership, innovation and education in university science museums leading internationalisation projects. Educação, 42(1), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2019.1.29526

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