International Workshop on “Science Communication and Science Museums: Prospects and New Ideas”

The International Workshop on “Science Communication and Science Museums: Prospects and New Ideas” will take place in Rome, hosted by Centro Fermi, on 18-19 May 2017.

The Workshop is organized by Centro Fermi on the occasion of the completion of the renovation works of its headquarters, namely the historic building where the Institute of Physics of the University of Rome was located since 1880 up to 1935 and where Enrico Fermi carried out the fundamental research that earned him the Nobel prize in 1938.

The Workshop is meant to be a forum for discussing points of view, themes, issues and innovative solutions that could help Centro Fermi in the design of the Fermi Museum that is planned to open by the end of 2017. The agenda includes presentations of the experience from the major Science Museums and Centres, University Science Museums and a discussion panels on science, cultural heritage, public fruition and communication.

The Workshop will gather distinguished scientists and experts from national and international institutions in the stimulating atmosphere of an historic site of the European Physical Society.

Registration deadline: 8 May 2017.

More information can be found on the web page of the Workshop or writing to the Workshop Secretariat: workshop@centrofermi.it.