Programs, Past Meetings
XIV, London, 2009: Relationships between Science and Technology as Presented in Exhibits
3pm Informal conference welcome & refreshments at the Fellows Room, Science Museum.
Tour of new Cosmos & Cultures Gallery with Alison Boyle, Science Museum
Informal presentation regarding the proposed Climate Change gallery with Vicky Carroll
Presentation of ‘Europe Interrupted’, a history of science European-wide web collaboration project by Robert Bud and Alex Badenoch
After the presentations there will be wine and nibbles
Location: Fellows Room, Science Museum
Monday 21st September
Artefacts Conference Day 1
Location: Dana Studio, Dana Centre, 165 Queen's Gate
8.45. Registration and refreshments
9:00. Conference welcome and first session introduction
Session One
9.10. Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University (in absentia)
Can museum visitors learn about the relation of science and technology in museums?
9.35. Peter Donhauser, Vienna Museum of Technology.
Science versus technology in a museum's display. Changes in the Vienna Museum.
10:00. Benjamin Gross, Princeton University.
“The Antithesis of the Attic”: Historical Artifacts, “Interactive” Exhibits, and the Presentation of Science at the Franklin Institute Museum.
10.25. Discussion
10.40. Morning break (refreshments will be provided)
Session Two
11.20. Pnina Abir-Am, Brandeis University.
“DNA at 50" in Museums of Science and Technology: Regional Culture, Medium, and Message.
11.45. Søren Bak-Jensen, Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen.
Relaying the aesthetic and artistic aspects of recent biomedical technologies.
12.05. Alfons Zarzoso, Museu d'Història de la Medicina de Catalunya.
Gabarro’s Chess-Board Excision and skin grafting: medical exile in Word War II England.
12.30. Discussion
12.45 – 1.45. Lunch break (Conference guests will need to make their own arrangements for lunch. The Dana Centre Café, and Science Museum café’s will be offering reasonably packed lunches and meals to guests. Lunch arrangements and offsite eating recommendations will be included within guests welcome packs)
Session Three
1.50. Alison Taubman, National Museums of Scotland.
From Ships to Chips: Collecting contemporary Scottish engineering.
2.15. Ben Russell, Science Museum.
James Watt’s Workshop: from steam pioneer to creative professional.
2.40. Dirk Bühler, Deutsches Museum.
Portraits of Architectural and Engineering Achievements.
3.05. Klaus Staubermann, National Museums of Scotland.
Science and Technology as Practice: Dividing Engines in Museums.
3.30. Discussion
3.40 - 4pm Afternoon break (refreshments will be provided)
Session Four
4.05. Dirk van Delft, Museum Boerhaave.
The Quest for Absolute Zero: A Human Story about Rivalry & Cold.
4.30. Jane Wess, Science Museum.
Pure Mathematics?: The Cleaning up of Context.
4.55. Jennifer Landry, Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Beyond the Black Box: A different approach to interpreting the history of chemistry.
5.20. Discussion
5.45pm Conference Evening Dinner Reception
The Science Museum is pleased to invite conference guests for a glass of wine and evening buffet at the Dana Centre café. The café bar will remain open for additional drinks.
Tuesday 22nd September
Location: Dana Studio, Dana Centre, 165 Queen's Gate
8.45. Pre-session refreshments
9:00. Welcome and introduction to Session Five
Session Five
9.10. Frank Dittmann,Deutsches Museum.
Paper on Robotics (title to be confirmed).
9.35. Tom Crouch, National Air and Space Museum.
Capable of Flight? The Interplay of Science and Technology In the Aeronautical Work of Samuel Pierpont Langley.
9.55. Jennifer Levasseur & Margaret A. Weitekamp, National Air and Space Museum.
Moving Beyond Earth: Exhibiting the Space Shuttle and Future Human Spaceflight.
10.20. Discussion
10.30 – 11:00. Morning break (refreshments will be provided)
11am Institution round-up
11.30am Paul Forman, National Museum of American History, Reflection on the workshop
12pm Discussion
12.30pm Closing Remarks.
Music History Workshop on the afternoon of Tuesday 22nd at the Dana Studio, led by Frode Weium, The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology and Tim Boon, Science Museum and Tilly Blythe, Science Museum.