ASET Colloquium

Connecting People with Science - Genesis for Global Science Museum Movement

by Mr. Shivaprasad Khened (Former Director, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai)

Friday, October 8, 2021 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at Online ( https://zoom.us/j/91427966752 )
Description
Connecting science with people has always been a necessity for broader inclusion of the society in the acceptance of the applications of science, and adoption of technological gadgets. This necessitated abandoning the widely accepted model of learning science in a formal setting, where the teacher explains established scientific laws, concepts, and theories to her passive audience. The scientists and the society looked at other more adventurous ways of connecting science to people through large exhibitions, demonstrations, etc. which led to the growth of Science Museums in England and other western countries. India too has a resonance for the genesis of the science museums and centres in India with the west. 

The talk will attempt to present the evolution of science museums and science centre’s movements in the world with specific reference to India and to the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai.

About the Speaker:
Shri Khened has over 35 years of experience in the field of science communication as a science museum curator for over 20 years and an additional 15 years as the Director of three national science museums and science centres in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. He also has served as the Director of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai. He has to his credit curation of several highly acclaimed science and biography exhibitions including authoring and publishing five major exhibition catalogues. He also has curated three Cricket connects exhibitions for South Africa, Australia and England. He has conceptualised and coordinated several outreach science communication activities and programmes. 

He has published extensively in leading Science communication journals including newspapers. He is an avid blogger with an international readership. He is the recipient of the 16th NES National Award instituted by the Jayendra Sarasvati Shankar Acharya and was nominated for the prestigious ACTA Awards for the curation of the Cricket exhibition.
Organised by Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette