Science and the City (eng)

SCIENCE AND THE CITY! A new participatory exhibition about the Technology and the Science in the city.

BY CO-CREATING CULTURES & THE TECH MUSEUM

SCIENCE AND THE CITY! This is an initiative carried out by Co-Creating Cultures that has The Tech Virtual Museum suport.

One of its main aims is to explore the technology and the science principles that are inside and around a city.

Science and the City is an exhibition that enables citizens to participate in its own creation.

People will be asked to upload their videos about w h e r e t h e y c a n fi n d technology or science in their own city or any other city that they visit during their work time, hollidays or just travelling around.

This project wants to show people that tech and science are not just disciplines made in a lab.

We find them everyday in our way to the school or enjoying a movie at the cinema.

With this initiative we want to encourage people to look for that tech and science for themselves. They will be the new tech and science communicators!

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SCIENCE &THE CITY! POPULARISING EXHIBITIONS The process of creating an exhibition is a learning process that can be shared with visitors. Science and the City is an opportunity for people to investigate the technology and science around them.

Science and the City can be replicated in a smaller scope in secondary schools, art faculties or special centers. I can also be a global initiative spread out in all the cities of planet Earth.

HELPING SCIENCE AND TECH MUSEUMS It is not easy to come up with new and interesting science and tech communication material every season. This project will inspire science and tech communication professionals and its resulting material will be included in the Tech Museum exhibits repository.

WHY PARTICIPATE? We believe that participants will learn more about their city and the tech and science behind it, if they work on what surprises them or the topics they like. We think that participatory exhibitions make visitors feel more involved. An exhibition that has been created in collaboration with people will be more creative, varied and representative.

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WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Everybody is welcome to participate in this project. People who want to take part on it, just have to look around and look for some technology or science principle.

Mirrows, traffic lights, boats, trees, fossils, bicycles, trains, fountains, mobile phones, food... Everything can be explained by active citizens. Anything will be interesting for visitors.

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HOW CAN EVERYBODY PARTICIPATE? Co-Creating Cultures and The Tech Virtual Museum will organize a tech or science video of a city contest. People will send their videos to be chosen by an open online poll. The winners will get 600$. The most voted videos will be displayed on an online exhibition at Co-Creating Cultures webside, and possibly displayed in public spaces.

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SCIENCE AND THE CITY! A new participatory exhibition about the Technology and the Science in the city.

BY CO-CREATING CULTURES & THE TECH MUSEUM