Science Gallery

Science Gallery is an international group of public science centres. Each gallery is operated by Science Gallery International in partnership with a major local academic institution. The first Science Gallery was opened in 2008 and housed in Trinity's Naughton Institute, at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Each gallery holds various artistic exhibitions and lectures with a view to science outreach and art-science collaborations. Unlike most science centres, they have no permanent collection, but rather a series of 3-4 temporary exhibitions each year.

Locations

LocationPartner institutionsOpening Date
Dublin, IrelandTrinity College, Dublin2008
Detroit, United StatesMichigan State University2018[1]
London, United KingdomKing's College London2018
Bengaluru, IndiaGovernment of Karnataka[2]2018
Melbourne, AustraliaUniversity of Melbourne2020[3]
Venice, ItalyCa' Foscari University of Venice2020[4]
Science Gallery Dublin
Gailearaí Eolaíochta
Science Gallery at night
Location within Central Dublin
Established 1 February 2008
Location Naughton Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates 53°20′39″N 6°15′02″W / 53.34412°N 6.250427°W / 53.34412; -6.250427Coordinates: 53°20′39″N 6°15′02″W / 53.34412°N 6.250427°W / 53.34412; -6.250427
Type Science centre
Visitors 2.8 million visitors (2008-2017)
Director vacant
Chairperson Shay Garvey
Public transit access Dublin Pearse railway station
Website dublin.sciencegallery.com

Establishment and location

Science Gallery Dublin is located within the Naughton Institute of Trinity College, Dublin, which opened in early 2008. Prof. Mike Coey had championed the inclusion of gallery space in the Naughton Institute as a place to host exhibitions on science and talks.[5][6] At its launch, Michael John Gorman was the gallery's director and Lynn Scarff was Education and Outreach manager[6]. Scarff subsequently served as director from 2014 to 2018.[7]

The goal of the gallery is to host a programme of exhibitions, workshops, and events to engage people aged 15–25 with science and technology.[8] Since its opening the Gallery has received funding and support from Google.[9]

In 2011 the gallery attracted 242,000 visitors,[10] in 2014 that had risen to 400,000, and has seen a total of 1.8 million visitors from 2008 to 2014.[11] The gallery was featured on a limited edition 2015 An Post stamp, which was part of a series along with the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, celebrating recent Irish scientific achievements.[11]

Exhibitions

The gallery hosts a number of exhibitions every year of varying length. Science Gallery Dublin's opening show was LIGHTWAVE in early 2008,[8] and has since gone on to host forty other shows including shows the way we perceive - SEEING - and the future of work - HUMANS NEED NOT APPLY.[12] A component of a number of the exhibitions is the ability for the public to participate in ongoing research. Examples of this are the collection of data on the water consumption and showering habits of visitors to the HOME/SICK exhibition WashLab.[13]


Establishment and location

Plans to open a permanent Science Gallery in London were first announced in 2013. Prior to this occasional Science Gallery exhibitions were held in temporary locations within Kings College.[14] Science Gallery London opened in September 2018 in Boland House, Guy's Campus, King's College London as part of a £30M redevelopment of the original 18th century entrance to Guy’s Hospital.[15][16][17]

Exhibitions

The opening exhibition at Science Gallery London was HOOKED: When Want Becomes Need exploring themes of addiction and recovery.[18][19]


The remit of the gallery has expanded over the years, with it now organising events such as TEDxDublin and Dublin Maker. Some of the exhibitions now travel internationally, with ILLUSION travelling to San Diego, and BIORHYTHM exhibited in Taiwan.[11] Science Gallery Dublin is now part of an international group - the Global Science Gallery Network - administrated by Science Gallery International (SGI), which has the aim of setting up eight similar galleries across the world by 2020, supported by Google[9] and the Wellcome Trust.[20] The first of which will be in London in collaboration with King's College London, and is due to open in 2016. In 2014, the plans for a Science Gallery in Bangalore, India were announced, with the gallery planned to open in 2018, Science Gallery Melbourne with the University of Melbourne was announced in 2016. The SGI has an agreement to open a gallery with the City College of New York[21] and in late 2016 announced Science Gallery Venice with Ca' Foscari in Venice[22][23].

References

  1. ↑ "HUSTLE to our first exhibition - Science Gallery Lab Detroit". sciencegallery.com.
  2. ↑ "About - Science Gallery Bengaluru". sciencegallery.com.
  3. ↑ "OUR BUILDING - Science Gallery Melbourne". sciencegallery.com.
  4. ↑ "Building - Science Gallery Venice". sciencegallery.com.
  5. ↑ Alstrom, Dick (4 August 2005). "Landmark exhibition venue for Dublin". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 Niall, Byrne (29 February 2008). "The Friday Interview: Dr Michael John Gorman, TCD Science Gallery". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Science Gallery Dublin Director Lynn Scarff appointed new Director of the National Museum of Ireland". Science Gallery Dublin. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 "The Science Gallery launched at TCD with LIGHTWAVE exhibition". Trinity News and Events. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. 1 2 Ryan, Susan (14 Dec 2011). "Google donates €1million to Ireland's Science Gallery". The Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Cullen, Paul (3 Feb 2012). "Rise in cultural and heritage visitors". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 Riggs, Samuel. "Science Gallery Honoured With Own Stamp". The University Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Previous seasons at Science Gallery". Science Gallery Dublin. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Ahlstrom, Dick (20 April 2015). "Science Gallery shows us that home is where the heart and the hazards are". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "WHAT WE DO - Science Gallery London". sciencegallery.com.
  15. ↑ "A new Science Gallery is opening with an exhibition about addiction".
  16. ↑ "Science Gallery London to open this September! - Science Gallery London". sciencegallery.com.
  17. ↑ "BUILDING - Science Gallery London". sciencegallery.com.
  18. ↑ "HOOKED - OPEN NOW - Science Gallery London". sciencegallery.com.
  19. ↑ Jones, Jonathan (19 September 2018). "Sex, drugs and social media – Hooked review". the Guardian.
  20. ↑ Doyle, Carmel. "Science Gallery to spawn its innovative formula in London, with new €8.2m funding". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "New Science Gallery announced for India". King's College London. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Announcing Science Gallery Venice | Science Gallery Venice". sciencegallery.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  23. ↑ "Science Gallery - DVRI - Distretto Veneziano della Ricerca e dell'Innovazione". distrettovenezianoricerca.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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