RT Journal Article
T1 Museum theme - Science vs. technology
A1 Peter Donhauser
YR 2017
VO 8
IS Autumn 2017
K1 museum display
K1  science centre
K1  museum development
K1  education
K1  visitor orientation
K1  innovation
K1  enquiry-based learning
K1  anchored-based learning
AB This paper locates the development of a science and technology museum within the history of the predominantly object-based Vienna Museum, which was founded early in the twentieth century. It portrays interactive engagement with young people in terms of its continuity with the aim of popularising science, which had been a founding principle of the museum. At the same time, this paper examines the way in which the rise of interactivity represented a radical shift from an emphasis on technology itself towards a focus upon scientific principles, a phenomenon which in turn had an influence upon enquiry-based learning.
NO For further details on the overall project, see http:// http://www.science-center-net.at/index.php?id=474 (11 January 2015) or by email to the project director at Technisches Museum Wien (ingrid.prucha@tmw.at).
PB The Science Museum Group
SN 2054-5770
LA eng
DO 10.15180/170810
UL http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-08/museum-theme-science-vs-technology/
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WT Science Museum Group Journal
OL 30