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Science Gallery Dublin Annual Review 01.01.15–31.12.15 SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN ANNUAL REVIEW ANNUAL DUBLIN GALLERY SCIENCE 01.01.15–31.12.15 Science Gallery Dublin 01.01.15–31.12.15 Annual Review Contents 01 Introduction 33 Research and 55 Financial Report Evaluation 05 Background 37 Communications 59 Governance and Leadership 07 Exhibitions 43 The Global Science 61 Governance Board Gallery Network III IV 17 Plans for 2016 47 Touring 65 Leonardo Group 19 Events 49 Commercial 67 Science Gallery Activity Dublin Supporters 25 Education 51 Supporters and Learning and Collaborators 66 64 65 01 Introduction 2015 SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN ANNUAL REVIEW 63 62 60 61 Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin is a porous Google Field Trip Day grant in Ireland in 2015, enabling 59 membrane — a creative platform for people, projects us to bring over 2,000 students to Science Gallery Dublin 58 57 Is the measured self a better and ideas — between the university and the wider from schools across Ireland. As one of only five successful 56 community. From the local to the global, our programmes consortiums in the Science Learning+ funding programme, 54 55 are embedded in a boundaryless world of artists, scientists, established by the National Science Foundation in the US 52 53 self? How are we reconfiguring designers and engineers — transdisciplinary agents of and Wellcome Trust in the UK, we began a groundbreaking 51 change tackling the big global challenges of the future. research and practice collaboration with colleagues in 50 In 2015, through themes like LIFELOGGING, HOME\SICK, the Exploratorium and University of Washington in the 49 48 the traditional ideas of home SECRET and TRAUMA, we investigated some of the most US. This work will form the basis of a wider consortium 47 pressing topics of concern within research and society, application in 2016 that will set Science Gallery Dublin as 46 45 including data privacy, encryption and security, the internet a leader in the field of evaluation and impact research. 44 for a mobile, networked and of things, impacts of modern warfare, human migration, This significant increase in education activity has brought 42 43 collision in sport, and the human microbiome. challenges with it. Science Gallery Dublin is desperately 41 in need of additional space and financial resources to 40 yet more fragmented society? Over twelve months, we worked with thirteen curators enable the growth of these programmes' and this will be a 38 39 from disciplines as varied as geography, the humanities, strategic focus for the organisation going forward in 2016. 37 architecture, literature, engineering, computer science, 36 35 How do we rationalise the biochemistry, visual and digital arts, graphic and interactive Our events programme continued to draw an eclectic mix 35 design, and neuroscience. Nearly 800 submissions of people to Science Gallery Dublin. With the launch of 34 33 were made to the Open Calls for our 2015 programmes. the FIRST UP series, in collaboration with the Trinity Long 32 31 need for individual privacy Collaborating with our network partners in Science Gallery Room Hub and curator Marie Redmond, we welcomed 29 London and Science Gallery International, we launched our creative entrepreneurs to the gallery, such as Dorothy 30 new Open Call Platform at the end of 2015 for TRAUMA. Cross, Moya Doherty, Niall Sweeney and Rory O'Neill. 27 28 with greater transparency in This new platform will enable a global community of LIFELOGGING curator and designer Nicholas Felton spoke 25 creative thinkers to contribute ideas for exhibits, events at the US Embassy's Creative Minds series about his quest 26 23 and workshops not just to Dublin, but also to the growing to imagine our daily routines and data as works of visual 24 our public institutions? Can network of Science Gallery nodes worldwide. art. Man Booker Prize winner and HOME\SICK Curator, 22 21 Anne Enright, shared her insights on the process of Over 400,000 visitors engaged with Science Gallery Dublin 19 writing and creating fictional homes alongside art director 20 in 2015. We saw an increase of 75% in participants across 17 trauma lead to growth Annie Atkins. We delved into incredibly important, yet 18 our education and learning programmes. This growth often unspoken, health issues through our RED ALERT reflects the ambitions of Science Gallery Dublin’s ‘Going 16 15 series with the Health Research Board and crucially, Deeper’ strategy, and 2016 will bring continued expansion 14 13 — are we built to break? every night we continued to open the doors to our peers within these programmes with a new after-school and community-enabling groups from Pegbar (an Irish 12 11 programme and a continuing professional development animation networking group) to Irish Girl Geek Dinners, 10 09 programme for second-level science teachers due to Quantified Self and many more to use our facilities for their commence in April 2016. We were awarded the first 07 regular meetings. » 08 05 06 03 04 01 02 65 01 Introduction 63 61 It is these unique partnerships that enable us to develop 59 new and award-winning models of public engagement. 57 Our partners and supporters are pioneers, organisations who deeply understand the need to explore and take risks 55 to create great work. We would like to thank all of our 53 partners and supporters who have made this possible, 51 particularly Trinity College Dublin; our Founding Partner Wellcome Trust; our Science Circle members, Google, 49 ICON, Deloitte, ESB, Pfizer and NTR Foundation; our 47 government supporters Department of Arts, Heritage and 45 the Gaeltacht and Science Foundation Ireland; our media partner The Irish Times; our programme partners The 43 Ireland Funds and Intel; our Board and Leonardo Group; 41 the student mediators; the 2015 Ask Donors; and the 39 Science Gallery Dublin team. 37 Science Gallery Dublin has a deep understanding that 35 it is within this transdisciplinary space that innovation occurs. Our process of programming, led by strong, broad 33 themes, relies on a constantly evolving and eclectic mix of 31 individuals from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. 29 We hope you will join us in 2016 as we continue to push, prod and break boundaries. 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 Lynn Scarff Shay Garvey 11 Director Chairman 09 07 05 03 65 02 Background 63 61 A cutting-edge programme at Science Gallery Dublin 59 Our mission is to ignite encourages young people to learn through their interests. 57 creativity and discovery Since opening in 2008, over two million visitors to the gallery have experienced over thirty-six unique exhibitions 55 where science and art ranging from living art experiments to materials science 53 collide. Our vision is to and from the future of the human race to the future 51 of play. Our programme is fuelled by the expertise of catalyse the creation of the scientists, researchers, students, artists, designers, 49 inventors, creative thinkers and entrepreneurs. The focus 47 world’s leading network is on providing programmes and experiences that allow 45 visitors to participate and facilitate social connections, for involving, inspiring always providing an element of surprise. In 2012, the 43 and transforming curious Global Science Gallery Network was launched with the 41 support of Google.org. This initiative aims to establish 39 minds through science. Science Gallery locations in eight cities around the world by 2020, with the next gallery opening in London in 37 We achieve this through 2017, followed by Bengaluru and the first Science Gallery 35 in the southern hemisphere in Melbourne in 2018. 33 encouraging our audience to 31 discover, express and pursue 29 their passion for science 27 through an ever-changing 25 23 programme of exhibitions, 21 events and experiences, 19 all vividly brought together 17 at this dynamic intersection. 15 13 11 09 07 05 65 03 Exhibitions 63 61 59 Science Gallery Dublin’s 2015 programme asked big 57 social questions about topics that cause both concern 55 and celebration. Once again setting attendance 53 records, the Science Gallery Dublin audience showed 51 49 a preference for the difficult questions, challenging 47 ideas, and ambivalent conclusions that come out of 45 such contemporary, thought-provoking topics. 43 41 The sanctity of our own data, how we use it, and the 39 self-experimenters who track their every move were 37 explored in LIFELOGGING, along with the health, social 35 33 acceptance, and legality of doing so. Conversely, SECRET 31 uncovered coded worlds of cryptocurrencies, espionage 29 and deception from high-level governments to back-alley 27 lockpicks. In HOME\SICK, curators, roboticists, designers 25 23 and biologists examined our most intimate living space 21 and the changing nature of what it means to be ‘at home’. 19 Bringing us to the end of 2015, TRAUMA bridged the 17 neuroscience and BioArt of harm and hope, exploring the 15 13 body and mind’s capacity to break, heal, and recover. 11 09 07 65 03 Exhibitions 63 6113.02.15–17.04.15 59LIFELOGGING 73,542 57 Visitors 55 LIFELOGGING: DO YOU COUNT combined laboratory and exhibition, “Like all good exhibitions, LIFELOGGING 53 where visitors were ‘tooled up’ to explore one of the remaining frontiers doesn’t provide answers to the many 51 of data science: themselves. The exhibition posed questions about a thousands of other questions that it 49 future of sensors, recordings, reflections, and analysis; the ways we prompts, but it is an entertaining and will choose to use the quantifiable self; and how we will record and thought-provoking venue for raising those 47 analyse the unquantifiable. Exploring the cutting edge of data analysis ideas, and Science Gallery provides the 45 and visualisation, the exhibitions questioned whether we can record intellectual space necessary to initiate 43 and analyse happiness, beauty and aesthetics the same way we record and sustain these essential footsteps and heartbeats.
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