Reimagine science communication in museums: an autoethnography of the aesthetic experience of art-science exhibitions

Hu, Nan 2017. Reimagine science communication in museums: an autoethnography of the aesthetic experience of art-science exhibitions. Zhang, Wan-Chen, ed. Museums in the Age of the Anthropocene, National Taiwan Museum, pp. 288-310.

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Abstract

In the past, the field of science communication, especially science communication in museums, hardly discussed 'aesthetic experience' due to the limited applications of bringing science and art together. In recent decades, however, museum practitioners in the U. K. have increasingly applied cultural sensitivity and aesthetics in science exhibitions to an unparalleled degree, which has invoked many discussions around art-science projects. This paper will try to consolidate the existing literature on collaborations between science and art in the museum Àeld. Drawing on C. P. Snow's famous theory of 'two cultures', the gap between science and art is presented and clarified. This paper also identifies the relations between a 'paradigm shift' in the museum field and the emergence of art-science projects. With reference to research in 'aesthetic experience' from various fields, the approach of this research, autoethnography, will be explained and justified. The author has chosen exhibitions in the Wellcome Collection in the UK as case studies to explore the effectiveness of art-science collaboration projects in science museums.

Item Type:	Book Section
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Journalism, Media and Culture
Language other than English:	Chinese
Publisher:	National Taiwan Museum
ISBN:	9789860535259
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2024 14:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/138257

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