2019 SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN ANNUAL REVIEW

SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN ANNUAL REVIEW 01.01.19– 31.12.19 1 2019 SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN ANNUAL REVIEW

Introduction 01

01 / INTRODUCTION 04

02 / BACKGROUND 06 CONTENTS 03 / EXHIBITIONS 08 03 / OPEN LABS 10

03 / PERFECTION 14

03 / PLASTIC 18

04 / EVENTS 22

05 / RESEARCH AND LEARNING 26

06 / VISITOR SURVEYS 30

07 / THE SCIENCE GALLERY NETWORK 32

08 / SCIENCE GALLERY INTERNATIONAL 34

09 / TOURING 36

10 / COMMUNICATIONS 38

11 / COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY 40

12 / SUPPORTERS AND COLLABORATORS 42

13 / FINANCIAL REPORT 44

14 / GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP 48

15 / GOVERNANCE BOARD 50

16 / LEONARDO GROUP 54

17 / PLANS FOR 2020 56

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Introduction 01

At the time of writing this introduction we are living in a Its deep integration within Trinity College Dublin brings University of Melbourne, the exhibition was re-curated In a similar way, every single one of our partners very different world to the one we are used to. Schools, scholars, researchers, students, and visitors together in Dublin, and was complemented by a series of events and sponsors contributes in a fundamental way to universities, and almost all businesses are closed. Citizens in ways that are mutually beneficial—leading to new drawing on research done at Trinity College Dublin. our activities—but when when taken into account can freely move only within a 2km radius from their home. research publications, award-winning educational collectively they make Science Gallery possible, PLASTIC was designed with sustainability at its core. It is The havoc brought by the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping modules, and front-page mentions in the national news. and for this we are incredibly grateful to: the first exhibition produced by Science Gallery to go on a how we live, work, study, and engage with one another. And while almost four million people have visited the national tour after its run in Dublin, and over the coming years Right now it may feel almost surreal to look back at when Our founding partner, Trinity College Dublin; the Wellcome exhibitions in Dublin, over two million have been to one of the it will have reached thousands of people throughout Ireland. things were “normal”; when the exhibition space was open, Trust; our Science Circle members—ICON, Accenture The many Science Gallery exhibitions and sites abroad—making Dock, NTR Foundation, and the Department of Culture, visitors were flocking in, and thousands of students were Alongside these exhibitions, our events and educational Science Gallery Dublin one of the largest non-profit cultural Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Science Foundation Ireland; taking part in educational programs. But reflecting on 2019 programmes engaged thousands of participants on-site exports of Ireland. It is through unbounded creativity and European Commission funding instruments (Horizon shows us how crucial the work of Science Gallery is in and online. Through these varied programmes, Science fearless imagination that Science Gallery has achieved 2020), the Erasmus+ Programme; the Creative Europe preparing ourselves for times of unprecedented disruption. Gallery connected new audiences with thought-provoking such a remarkable success, and the programme in 2019 Programme; our media partner The Irish Times; our The insights sparked by the collision of science and art themes, and we connected with many local and national is a testimony of the skills and capacity of all the staff to programme partners: Intel, The Ireland Funds, The Marker have never been more essential than they are now—when organisations—which helped us broaden our impact. produce exhibitions, events, and projects that once again creativity is in all regards the survival tool which allows Hotel, and Walls to Workstations; our Board and Leonardo take Science Gallery to the national and international stage. us to overcome the uncertainties of the pandemic. Funded by a record eight concurrent grants in 2019, our Group; our mediators; the 2019 Ask Donors; the Science research on learning and informal education shows that for Gallery Dublin team; and the artists, designers, scientists, In 2019 our three exhibitions explored new ways to work with many young adults their encounter with Science Gallery has a researchers, and dreamers whose curiosity, creativity, For over 10 years Science local communities, and national and international partners: transformative effect that boosts their imagination, creativity, and vision continually inform and inspire our work. Gallery Dublin has enabled OPEN LABS literally opened up to the public the empathy, critical thinking, and problem solving. This is concepts of citizen science, open scholarship, particularly evident in our mediators, for whom working at its communities to discover, participatory research, and science activism. Profoundly Science Gallery offers an extraordinary experience like no contemporary, this exhibition functioned as a platform other—to the extent that this model is now implemented Andrea Bandelli learn, and engage with to trigger and showcase new intersections between by all other universities in the Science Gallery Network. Acting Director technology and society in a playful and mindful way. cutting edge science and This annual review is dotted with testimonies of so many PERFECTION came to Dublin from Science Gallery people for whom an encounter with Science Gallery has been contemporary issues; making Melbourne, and showed the value of being part of an a memorable moment. Taken individually they are important, international network of leading universities. The exhibition and they show how significant even one visit to Science Kathryn O’Donoghue complex topics accessible to investigated our complex relationship with the idea of Gallery is. But, when looked at together, they are a powerful Chairperson perfection; an unattainable ambition for some, something manifestation of the community impact of Science Gallery. wide and diverse audiences. to shy away for others. Originally developed at The

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Background 02

Our mission is to ignite The cutting-edge programme at Science Gallery Dublin encourages young people to learn through their interests. creativity and discovery where Since opening in 2008, over 3.8 million visitors to the gallery have experienced 48 unique exhibitions ranging from “At Science Gallery, science and art collide. design and violence to light and love, and from contagion and intimacy to the futures of the human species and life Our vision is to catalyse the at the extremes. Our programme is fuelled by the expertise of scientists, researchers, students, artists, designers, creation of the world’s leading inventors, creative thinkers and entrepreneurs. The focus is on providing experiences that allow visitors to participate many of the exhibits network for involving, inspiring and facilitate social connections, always providing an and transforming curious element of surprise. In 2012, the Science Gallery Network was launched with the support of Google.org. This initiative minds through science. oversees the development of Science Gallery projects in locations all around the world, with the first new gallery function like mental We achieve this by opened in London in 2018 and activity in Atlanta, Bengaluru, encouraging our audience to Detroit, Melbourne, Rotterdam and Venice also underway. discover, express and pursue their passion for science coat hangers: through an ever-changing programme of exhibitions, events and experiences, all things to hang new vividly brought together at the dynamic intersection where science and art collide. thoughts on.” — Gemma Tipton, Irish Times

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Exhibitions 03

How can science In 2019, Science Gallery Dublin continued to experiment with new exhibition formats, and new approaches to exploring themes that are be more open? Why important to our audiences. We invited visitors to become part of the do humans strive research process in OPEN LABS — where we explored the expanding potential of citizen science. Part exhibition, part experiment, OPEN for perfection? What LABS showcased DIY culture across design, research, technology, and activism. It invited visitors to take part in, and help shape, the does the future hold scientific process. OPEN LABS also explored the potential for a for plastic? In 2019, scientific practice that is more open, democratic, and collaborative. Science Gallery Dublin PERFECTION was a creative collision of scientific experimentation and artistic expression. It held up the mirror of self-reflection, and invited asked questions visitors to see the benefits, and the problematic aspects, of the imperfect/ perfect dichotomy. The aim of the exhibition was to leave visitors that explored our questioning their own interpretations of ‘perfect’. PERFECTION was initially relationship with the developed and exhibited at Science Gallery Melbourne, and this was our first Science Gallery Network exhibition to be adapted for Dublin. scientific process, with With PLASTIC, our goal was to spark a conversation about an Earth- ourselves, and with damaging material that we cannot live without. We developed an exhibition and events programme to explore how we can responsibly our environment. use this versatile material — while fundamentally changing our approach to living with, and using, plastic. This was our first exhibition to tour nationally; bringing Science Gallery Dublin to new audiences in Wexford, Drogheda, Galway and Letterkenny.

We extend huge thanks to our 2019 Programme Partners — Intel and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland; our Lead Partner the Wellcome Trust, Science Circle members —­­ Deloitte, ICON and NTR Foundation. We also received government support from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Science Foundation Ireland, The Embassy of France in Ireland and Science Gallery Dublin’s media partner The Irish Times.

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15.03.19 – 02.06.19 What does ‘openness’ mean for art and science? OPEN LABS Can new kinds of knowledge be created by actively working against disciplinary boundaries, instead of within them? How is citizen science transforming how we do research? Through the co-creation of accessible protocols and tools, OPEN LABS set out to generate new ways of observing, analysing and living in the world.

OPEN LABS was an experimental exhibition that featured four international labs, and a Science Gallery Dublin curated “The Science Gallery is In Living images, Johanna Rotko workshop-space, that together blurred the boundaries a great spot, the theme cultivates yeast on growth mediums of art, science, technology, and activism—where the always changes, the gallery to create images. The process brings 99%— of visitors said it met or exceeded their lab might be in the kitchen, the forest, the bedroom, or is free to enter, and there photographs to life as images are expectations the street. The exhibition celebrated a multidisciplinary are always staff members exposed onto cultivated yeast with international network of artists, activists, and technologists around the exhibition that ultraviolet LED lamps. who are pioneering new methods of creative research. are more than happy to talk about the exhibition” These labs celebrated collective curiosity, and challenged — Mikolaj, visitor book entry the expectations of what a lab can do—and why it should exist. They challenged traditional models of scientific research; highlighting the roles of citizens in science. From community-led data collection, to the public shaping “Congratulations to @ our research priorities, OPEN LABS explored how citizen hack1design for putting up Emotion recognition software science invites us all to take part in the scientific process. an interesting interactive analyses our emotions by lab at @SciGalleryDub. 98% deconstructing our facial expressions. — of visitors said the mediators were helpful OPEN LABS examined the social and political implications Worth visiting!” In Random String Of Emotions by of scientific research, and used technology in ways that — @AdriaanPalm, Ambassador Coralie Vogelaar, the process is were not necessarily intended—making room for the of the Netherlands to Ireland, reversed, and random expressions ambiguous, the subjective, the poetic, and the unsolvable. via Twitter of emotions are generated. At this exhibition, visitors participated in creative experiments, hacked their own tools, or used it as an opportunity to get inspired to launch their own open lab.

OPEN LABS was curated by the Office of Life and Art, and featured work from Art Science Bangalore (IN), Bioart Society (FI), Hackers & Designers (NL), and Public Lab (US)—as well as researchers and creative experimentalists from Trinity College Dublin and around the world. 75,209— OPEN LABS visitors

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21.06.19 – 06.10.19 PERFECTION

Why do humans strive for perfection? Is perfection in the mind of the beholder? Are we becoming tantalisingly, or indeed, terrifyingly closer to fulfilling our insatiable desire Could a robot be the ultimate perfect partner? for perfection? Through the work of artists, musicians, Harmony, by Realbotix, is one of the world’s mathematicians, architects, designers, psychologists, most advanced robotic companions. A robot and surgeons, Science Gallery Dublin explored what it 72% that you can customise to look exactly how means to pursue perfection in a non-perfect world. By % — of visitors spent more than 30 mins in you want it to look. holding up a mirror to our own ideals, PERFECTION 58— were first time visitors the exhibition “Interactive exhibitions that stimulate the mind, reflects our ever-changing ideas of scientific precision, senses, and emotions...it offers something psychological perfectionism, and perfect imperfection. different from the art galleries to be found at Underpinned by the accuracy and precision of mathematics the heart of the city by combining science and physics, a wave of new science and technology into every installation” allows us to modify, hack, and transform our lives into — Andrea de Brún, June 2019, via Facebook. our own personal perfection. We can surgically modify our bodies, build perfect cities, clone our dogs, and live in ecological harmony with our environment. With growing cultural pressures to be perfect and live an ideal life, is striving for perfection a positive goal? Or is imperfection what sustains life, and creates diversity and difference? Graham, by Patricia Piccinini, has PERFECTION originated at Science Gallery Melbourne been perfectly designed to withstand in 2018, and was re-curated for Science Gallery Dublin the impact force of a low speed with a more focussed lens; taking a specific look at crash. His enlarged skull is filled the human-centric pursuit of perfection both for utility, with extra cerebrospinal fluid and and for aesthetic reasons. We worked with physicists ligaments to protect the brain. Arlene Gallagher and Stefan Hutzler, and GP and radio presenter Ciara Kelly, to explore our attempts to achieve something that may not even exist. Morphoteque #15, by Driessens & Verstappen, reflects the human urge for perfection through standardisation, by conserving rejected peppers and highlighting the natural diversity within 121,120— PERFECTION visitors a species.

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25.10.19 – 09.02.20 Plastic has transformed our daily lives and our environment more than any PLASTIC other material. The unsustainability of our use of plastic is well documented— but ceasing plastic use is not an option. Plastic has revolutionised industrial design, and modern medicine relies on plastic so heavily that even the most basic medical procedures would be unimaginable without it.

So, are we looking at a dystopian or utopian future? Increased awareness of the environmental impact of single-use plastic has led to a reduction in its use, and PLASTIC highlights the many ways “They had a very nuanced we can reuse, refuse, and recycle. The exhibition was timely, as it exploration of plastic as a launched just as the European Parliament voted for a complete ban on facilitator of innovation and .. a range of single-use plastics across the Union. Ireland's government source of destruction. Highly then announced a ban on single-use plastics from its government recommended.” Warning labels on cigarette packs alert 99% departments and public bodies that will take effect in 2021. — Devin, visitor book entry us to the damage smoking can do to — of visitors felt welcome Plastic and soft robotics have our health. The People’s Plastic asks, The exhibition also celebrates plastic by showcasing the work of revolutionised medicine. The Biohybrid “What if we took a similar approach material scientists investigating plastic alternatives, and medical “The current exhibition at the Robotic Respiratory Simulator is a soft to highlight the damage single-use practitioners who see a bright future for this amazing resource. Science Gallery in Dublin robotic diaphragm that moves real lung plastic can do to our environment?” The exhibition (which is produced with the support of Science Foundation grapples with the big dilemma tissue, allowing the patient to breathe. Ireland) is Science Gallery Dublin’s first national touring exhibition. We will facing a world dependent on recycle, repurpose, and reuse components of the exhibition as PLASTIC this magical but also cursed travels to galleries in Drogheda, Wexford, Galway, and Letterkenny. In material. Plastic: Can’t Live each location, an artist has been commissioned to work with the local with It, Can’t Live without community to co-design an artwork reflecting the cultural history, place, It looks at how plastic has and relationship between the people and their environment. The tour changed human lives over the will culminate in a one day summit at the end of 2020 bringing together last century, and how it has created unique problems for communities, artists, designers, researchers, students, scientists, and 99%— of visitors rated Science Gallery as good, the world.“ policy-makers to evaluate and discuss our relationship with this material. very good, or excellent — Kevin Courtney, The Irish Times In developing PLASTIC, the team at Science Gallery Dublin has explored our own relationship with the material—including how it is used in our exhibitions, the types of packaging we use to store and transport artworks, and the role of single-use plastics in our café. We ensured that materials Better To Transport, by Thomas chosen for PLASTIC were ethical, and reusable—and our aim is that Hoogewerf, is a tricycle made from these changes in how we use plastic at the gallery become long term. prefabricated sheets of recycled plastic, designed to demonstrate the potential of recycling, and to 95,500— PLASTIC visitors encourage reuse of plastic waste.

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Events 04

The events programme at Science Gallery Dublin creates opportunities for EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS deeper engagement with the themes of an exhibition, as well as opportunities for our audiences to connect and have conversations with artists and A New Age Of Activism scientists. As part of OPEN LABS, Michael McDermott chaired a panel discussion on the different In 2019, we held 99 events with a total of 11,798 attendees. We modes, materials and mediums we can experimented with new formats—such as a book club, which invited online use to effectively communicate topics that audiences to join the conversation—and space within OPEN LABS that matter most to society. The panel of creative welcomed 600 people to ‘thinkshops’, workshops, and ‘talkshops’ to explore contributors explored the value of merging the process of collaboration. art, creativity, and activism to project these issues into public awareness. Collaboration was a core part of everything we did in 2019. We worked with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to develop a curated dinner as part of PERFECTION, and a panel discussion as part of PLASTIC. We also worked “It was great to hear from activists who have with ICON to discuss living conditions, and advances in care for people living been at the forefront of using art to bring with conditions including HIV, cancer, and cystic fibrosis. We collaborated about social change.” with the Douglas Hyde Gallery on an event and film screening exploring — Audience feedback perfection, and we worked with the Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) on their Upstarts graduate programme. In Pursuit Of… Twenty-six of our events this year were developed and run by members of To coincide with PERFECTION, we hosted our mediator team; our mediators used this platform to programme events a series of talks, panels, and workshops that responded quickly to important societal discussions. For example, in focused on the human quest for perfection. OPEN LABS, our mediators developed a residency and event with Extinction This series looked at the different ways Rebellion. Our community events continue to provide a space for important we strive for perfection, why we do it, initiatives, including a networking event for Deaf and hard of hearing and how it impacts us; and it explored scientists, and a campaign to encourage young women to take up cycling. themes such as social media, physical We also developed events as part of our Research and Learning projects, for appearance, food, academia, and design. example ‘The Space Between Your Ears’ as part of SpaceEU during Space Week, an interactive game-show style event with teams of space scientists competing for the audience’s votes. “Brilliant discussion - so much room for improvement, diversity, creativity, and more Our events engagement extended beyond the gallery walls—with 18,487 in the school system.’ live-stream views throughout the year. We also held seven events outside of — Audience feedback the gallery, including pop-up panel discussions and a roving installation at two music festivals.

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Collaboration with the Douglas “The general structure of the event was very “Thoroughly enjoyed — albeit from the Dirty Dinner Body & Soul Hyde Gallery effective, and allowed for contributions sedentary comfort of my couch - though Food designer Clare Anne O’Keefe At Body & Soul, we invited festival goers We teamed up with the Douglas Hyde from many different participants.” that is after a full week of moving around prepared a thought provoking Dirty Dinner to reflect on the roles their imperfections Gallery to programme two events. IN — Audience feedback and walking!” in collaboration with the Science Gallery play in their lives. Audiences could also PURSUIT OF THE PERFECT FORM — Audience feedback Café and the Food Safety Authority of leave a saliva or hair sample in a test looked at depictions of women in art Culture Night Ireland. Each course explored our feelings tube to add to Murizio Toscano’s Ark of from classical and medieval times to Culture Night is an annual event, where about ‘clean’ or ‘dirty’ foods, and sparked Imperfection, a speculative repository the present day, inspired by some of the cultural venues offer free late-night discussions on how this affects our society, for a “perfect” world in which future Cancer And Clinical Trials exhibits in PERFECTION. For the second entertainment as part of an all-island the environment, and what we eat. generations might want to re-introduce As part of our partnership with ICON, we part of the collaboration, we screened celebration of arts, heritage, and culture. the imperfections that had been lost. held a panel discussion on the future of Love & Anarchy, a 1973 film directed by We marked the occasion by inviting PLASTIC Workshops cancer care. Writer and cancer survivor We developed a series of 19 workshops, Lina Wertmüller on the measures we take people of all ages to a special viewing of Kaleidoscope Sinéad Gleeson was joined by scientists led by artists, scientists and researchers to Science Gallery Dublin presented two days to attain a more perfect society while PERFECTION with live music curated by The and other cancer survivors for a discussion engage visitors with the themes of PLASTIC. of DISCOVERY STORIES for this family- exploring the tricky business of depicting Big Romance, a panel discussion on social hosted by broadcaster and medic, Ciara The workshop programme included friendly festival. The story panel condensed “perfect” women in film. Wertmüller has media, and a theatrical performance driven Kelly. Gleeson also shared an excerpt from ‘Sustainability Salon’, ‘Repair, Take Care, a life of discovery into a compelling five been criticised by feminists for degrading by artificial intelligence. her memoir, Constellations: Reflections from women in her films and portraying them as Re-Wear’, Alternative WRAP, ‘Bioplastic minutes of entertainment to be judged Life. little more the objects of the male gaze. Prospects’, a ‘Plastic-free cosmetics by the audience. The educational and In Praise Of Walking workshop’, and ‘Microplastic – Macrocosm’. entertaining tales explored the lives of Book club In association with the Dublin Book Festival, They were mentioned as “not to miss” in researchers, technologists, and scientists. “Good panel mix, loved the patient’s input” We piloted a new BOOK CLUB series in Professor of Experimental Brain Research The New York Times travel section. — Audience feedback association with Heliosphere, a digital at Trinity College Dublin Shane O’Mara ICAD Upstarts This programme enhances the skillsets of communications initiative from the Adapt presented his book, In Praise of Walking. We emerging creatives, and opens doors for Centre at Trinity College Dublin. To kickstart held a panel discussion designed to offer them in the creative advertising and design the series, we invited immunologist Luke practical advice on leading a more active industries. The Science Gallery Dublin team O’Neill to discuss his book, Humanology. lifestyle, with scientists and advocates for invited Upstarts participants to reimagine The aim of BOOK CLUB is to spark exercise and spending time outdoors. conversation and debate around thought- the Science Gallery brand. The responses provoking books related to art and science. to the brief were exhibited in the Accenture Gallery, and creative directors and senior creatives were invited to explore the work.

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Technological advances may lead to a programme for Transition Year students, RESEARCH AND LEARNING HIGHLIGHTS more just and inclusive world, but may as well as our first PhD studentship, co- also serve to increase the divide between supervised by the School of Education. Mediator Programme 143— Education events and workshops those who have and have not. Navigating Following the success of mediator-led We describe our work as “research and this complex world requires agile thinkers programming during INTIMACY, mediators “I initially thought that I would find it practice”. Our practice includes engaging who can solve problems using imagination, were invited to curate a regular Saturday difficult to work in a group as everyone with young people and facilitating their creativity, and empathy—skills which may be afternoon events programme in the OPEN inputs varying levels of effort, but I was learning, and our research looks at the developed through educational experiences SHOP space, as part of the OPEN LABS proved otherwise.” — Student who took part kinds of impact these experiences have on combining the arts and sciences. Science exhibition. Science Gallery International in ARTificial Intelligence Lab Summer School. Gallery Dublin’s learning programmes learners. This model allows our practise launched a learning system for the network, are centred around the concept of asking to inform the design of the research. In with online modules that mediators can use young people to consider what is required turn, the results of the research are used to develop skills such as communication or to succeed in a world in which exam marks to inform and improve our practice. workshop facilitation. and content knowledge are becoming less Funding from Horizon 2020, Wellcome important; and skills such as creativity, Idea Translation Lab Trust, Erasmus+, Creative Europe, and collaboration, communication, critical In 2019, Idea Translation Lab became part Science Foundation Ireland is allowing thinking, and problem solving are key. Our of the new Trinity Electives Programme — a us to bring learners together to explore programmes encourage active learning programme that helps students develop different themes at the intersection through challenges based on relevant broad skills “to act responsibly, to think of science, technology, engineering, and current themes, and we also invite independently, to communicate effectively, art, and design—always with a focus participants to reflect critically on how they and to develop continuously”. In June, we on society and our shared future. learn and develop through the experience. were awarded €10,000 from the Trinity Education Project for the development of the Co-creation is a major focus for Science In 2019, our Idea Translation Lab was new Idea Translation Lab elective, in which Gallery Dublin, largely due to the work part of the first series of elective modules students are examining the various systems carried out through the SISCODE project in offered through the Trinity Education that underpin society, cities, and technology. 2019. This project gave us an opportunity Project for undergraduate students across The module culminated in November with an to try out tools and methods to support a range of subject disciplines. Science exhibition and presentation of the students’ co-creation and co-design in projects on Gallery Dublin currently coordinates the work. youth mental health and well-being. It has SySTEM 2020 project which connects, also demonstrated the potential of these evaluates, and improves non-formal Erasmus+ Youth Advisory Exchange approaches, and is helping us develop science learning across Europe, placing In October, we established a Youth Advisory inclusive ways to create new work along us in a strong international position as we Group; which is a group of 18–25 year with our audiences and community. olds, who will be advisors to Science Gallery head into the new era of Horizon Europe. 2,628 353— Teachers and educators involved in workshops Dublin — and will help the team ensure that In 2019, this project funded our ongoing — Students engaged in workshops and events and events

26 27 CO-CREATING CHANGE which young people from across the Science SISCODE Funded by Science Foundation Ireland, this Gallery network came together to discuss the Funded by Horizon 2020, this project Research and Learning 05 project has four core components: public challenges facing young people globally, and focuses on co-creation as a tool for activation, co-creation, exhibition, and the role of the Science Gallery Network as a change, especially in terms of policy policy. Beginning with the development of platform for young people, and creativity. making. Ten “lab spaces” across Europe they create relevant programmes, reach a CO-CREATING CHANGE (funded by Science of design thinking, in which they came up PLASTIC at Science Gallery Dublin, CO- will focus on specific challenges. diverse group of young people, and develop Foundation Ireland) several workshops with technology-driven solutions to societal SySTEM 2020 CREATING CHANGE provides a framework new audiences. Science Gallery International focused on themes connected to PLASTIC — challenges. The ARTificial Intelligence Lab Funded by Horizon 2020, SySTEM 2020 is Science Gallery Dublin is addressing “mental for the curation of four smaller PLASTIC hosted an Erasmus+ funded Youth Exchange including alternative raw materials for plastic Summer School culminated in an evening a three year project coordinated by Science health and well-being management with exhibitions that will tour to Wexford, in Dublin between Youth Advisory Groups production, reduction of plastic use, and event aimed at 15-18 year-olds, and was Gallery Dublin; with 22 partners across young people”. We are working with young Drogheda, Galway, and Letterkenny. At from Science Gallery Dublin, Rotterdam and creative solutions for the plastic crisis. A focus open to all young people as well as attendees Europe and Israel. The project maps science people, researchers, NGO members, each location, Science Gallery Dublin will Venice. The young people spent a week for our research (supported by the Science of the summer school. One hundred and learning outside the classroom across parents, and teachers to run a series of facilitate a collaboration between a local exchanging knowledge and experience Learning+ project) is the role of the facilitator eighty-seven young people attended. 22 countries in Europe, and will provide co-design workshops titled OPEN MIND. artist, or designer, and a scientist. They — and participated in a programme of in such a setting, and in particular how tools for young people to be able to track The co-creation process—which included will develop an exhibit in partnership with Junior Cycle For Teachers workshops and events which covered they can support the learning, and identity- and credentialise their science learning. research, focus groups, and collaborative the local community, helping to create — STEAM Elective CPD Days topics such as: equity and inclusion, youth building of the young participants. This map will be a network for initiatives workshops—resulted in a targeted exploration an accurate representation of the role of For three years, Science Gallery Dublin empowerment, active citizenship, climate across Europe that offer science learning of hobbies that support mental health. plastic in Ireland today. The co-creation ARTificial Intelligence Lab Summer School has been working with the Junior Cycle action, co-design, co-creation, leadership, outside the classroom. Each partner will component of this project involves several We hosted a week-long programme for 15-18 for Teachers (JCT) Science team— We will also facilitate a mentorship and the development of skills such as critical ensure that at least 100 initiatives from events, workshops, and presentations, year olds—hosted in collaboration with the an organisation providing continuous programme in four schools, where Transition thinking, and emotional resilience. their country or region are on the map. and incorporates local DEIS schools. Robotics and Innovation Lab at Trinity College professional development for teachers Year students will be offered modules in OPEN MIND Studio Dublin—covering science, engineering, art, of the new Junior Cycle specification. Science Learning+ leadership, mental health awareness and SpaceEU In 2019, Science Gallery Dublin introduced design, and ethics. It offered young people an This international initiative explores informal management skills, and they will create a SpaceEU, coordinated by the University of Science Gallery Dublin is one of 12 non- OPEN MIND Studio, a new programme opportunity to explore the roles of knowledge, learning experiences inside and outside hobby club with and for first year students. Leiden, is a space outreach and education formal science education organisations for Transition Year students. Connected creativity and responsibility in shaping our of school. The project aims to broaden programme to motivate young people, and working with JCT to bring STEAM to the Tinkering EU to the OPEN MIND project as part of future. The summer school was co-funded participation in STEM, and is focused on encourage them to choose space-related Junior Cycle classroom through four themes: Funded by Erasmus+, ‘Tinkering EU2: SISCODE EU, it invites students to work by the Higher Education Authority and the teenagers from communities historically careers. Science Gallery Dublin is involved humans, systems, oceans, and wearables. Building Science Capital for All’ is a in a transdisciplinary way, to experiment European ARTificial Intelligence Lab project, underrepresented in STEM fields. in the design process for a space-themed Our role is in the ‘humans’ strand, exploring collaborative Europe-wide project which in a free and open space, and to broaden funded by the Creative Europe programme Research is a core part of this project, exhibit; and a series of educational activities what the future might look like for humans in explores ‘tinkering’ as an approach to their horizons. In each workshop, students of the European Commission. The European and we are evaluating the experiences in collaboration with Ars Electronica, and Ireland in 2050. We delivered four workshops learning. ‘Tinkering’ is an inclusive, innovative, explored the intersections between science, ARTificial Intelligence Lab project explores of both students and facilitators in our other project partners. The exhibition to 86 teachers in Waterford, Dublin, Galway, and collaborative educational approach the arts, culture, design, and innovation. the future of AI and robotics—not only in Transition Year programmes. We also consists of three modules—covering and Navan. Using Design Thinking, these that seeks to promote lifelong engagement We continued to reserve 40% of places for the technological or economic spheres, but developed a longitudinal study with technological advancements made from workshops helped teachers explore creative with science. This project will explore the students from DEIS schools, using our links also in the context of psychology, philosophy, Sam Mejias, from the London School of space science, space science and climate ways to bring transdisciplinary, problem- use of tinkering in school education for the with Trinity Access Programme, and other ethics, and spirituality. In addition to a Economics, where we interviewed 16 change, and space science as a driver of based learning to the Junior Cycle classroom. development of science capital—with a university and college access programmes. series of workshops on Arduino coding and former participants in Transition Year creativity and innovation. The exhibition We help students develop 21st century robotics, machine learning, and human- specific focus on teachers and students Youth Symposium programmes, and will follow up with annual premiered at the Ars Electronica Festival skills, including creativity, critical thinking, centred design—the students also completed from under-served, under-represented The second annual Youth Symposium was interviews for the next three years. in September 2019, and we will facilitate collaboration, and communication. As part of week-long group projects through a process communities and areas. hosted by Science Gallery London; during a tour of the exhibition to Ireland.

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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION Visitor Surveys 06 Rated Science Gallery Repeat SG Visitors Visitors 15–25 Visitors who are TCD students highly (G/VG/E) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No We continued to gain valuable new insights into DIGITAL No the experiences and interests of our visitors. We Page views Traffic Sources 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. worked with Martha Fanning Research to conduct surveys and interviews with exhibition visitors— 793,751 and we used CultureCounts for visitor-led surveys. 46.9% 49.1% 4% —Increase of 13% from 2018

3. 4. 3. 4. 3. 4. 3. 4. RESEARCH OVERVIEW: KEY INSIGHTS Unique visitors Desktop Mobile Tablet

Total visitors in 2019 262,541 — Increase of 22% from 2018

1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 98% 1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 39% 1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 41% 1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 37% 350,009 Facebook followers Website visitors 2. OPEN LABS 98% 2. OPEN LABS 27% 2. OPEN LABS 33% 2. OPEN LABS 35% Visitors found mediators helpful 38,902 3. PERFECTION 97% 3. PERFECTION 42% 3. PERFECTION 46% 3. PERFECTION 41% 4. PLASTIC 99% 4. PLASTIC 49% 4. PLASTIC 44% 4. PLASTIC 34% 97% — Increase of 5.6% from 2018 76.2% 23.8%

Visitors aged 15–25 Twitter followers New Returning 41% 33,306 Would recommend to a friend Knowledge of theme increased Found mediators helpful Would discuss with friends and family — Decrease of 0.3% from 2018 Yes Yes Yes Yes Repeat visitors No No No No Instagram followers 39% 9,376 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. Increase of 37% from 2018

Email Subscribers 14,038 3. 4. 3. 4. 3. 4. 3. 4. — Decrease of 4.8% from 2018

1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 83% 1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 90% 1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 97% 1. EXHIBITION AVERAGE 85% 2. OPEN LABS 74% 2. OPEN LABS 91% 2. OPEN LABS 98% 2. OPEN LABS 73% 3. PERFECTION 85% 3. PERFECTION 82% 3. PERFECTION 95% 3. PERFECTION 85% 4. PLASTIC 90% 4. PLASTIC 98% 4. PLASTIC 99% 4. PLASTIC 96%

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The Science Gallery Network 07

408,000 281— Number of events across the network — Visitors across the network

Science Gallery is the world’s only university researchers have presented groundbreaking network dedicated to public engagement with work through our exhibitions and events. science and art. The Science Gallery Network By joining the Science Gallery Network, consists of leading universities united around universities can draw on global connections a singular mission: to ignite creativity and to benefit their local communities, and use discovery where science and art collide. their local insights to generate new research The Science Gallery Network has eight with international impact. Network members members across four continents: Atlanta, recognise that the Science Gallery Network Bengaluru, Detroit, Dublin, London, contributes significantly to achieving their Melbourne, Rotterdam and Venice. key strategic objectives: internationalisation, excellence in research and learning, The Network consistently sees innovation and entrepreneurship, student unprecedented levels of accomplishment recruitment, and community engagement. by its members—a testimony to their capacity, innovation, and vision. The network effect is visible and strong: the staff at the various locations provide training to one another; gallery teams on opposite sides of the world collaborate on co-curated exhibitions; the directors regularly meet to develop joint projects; and the exhibition open-calls attract thousands of participants from all over the world. To date, over 6.2 million visitors have engaged with the galleries. Hundreds of scientists, artists, and

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Science Gallery International 08

With the ongoing development of the Network, Science Gallery 2019 was full of several incredible firsts for the Science • June was a busy time at Science Gallery, as three • In August, DISPOSABLE at Science Gallery Melbourne International’s remit to catalyse growth, and to share learning Gallery Network. Here are some highlights: exhibitions opened around the world: used pop-up installations, experiments, and events across across the Network has never been more crucial. Science • In London, DARK MATTER delved into one of the Melbourne to explore creative responses to the global • In January we were delighted to welcome the seventh Gallery International creates and manages tools and resources, biggest mysteries in physics today, and looked at what waste problem. From urine-powered phone batteries, to member of the Science Gallery Network: Science Gallery state of the art technology, digital platforms, intellectual makes up our Universe. Imagining the unseen, and soaps made from the sewer, visitors made friends with Rotterdam at Erasmus University Medical Center—one of property, unique learning and knowledge exchange, peer questioning the invisible, DARK MATTER explored 12,000 polystyrene eating mealworms, and a trash-eating Europe’s premiere medical schools. support—and much more for our network members. matter and materiality, the concept of invisibility and robot. • In February, SPARE PARTS launched at Science Gallery infinite divisibility, and the human quest for absolute • ON EDGE launched in September at Science Gallery Science Gallery International enables a truly global learning London. From couture tissue-engineering and growing truth and knowledge. London. ON EDGE sparked conversations around the experience for university faculty, students, researchers, and replacement body parts, to personal stories of organ causes of and responses to anxiety today through art, the local community. These tools and initiatives work to enable • In Detroit, DEPTH explored water’s power to spread life transplantation and more, SPARE PARTS invited visitors design, psychology, and neuroscience. It explored the member universities to achieve their strategic goals, and and rejuvenation, as well as death and destruction— to discover what the future of medical engineering might connections between an individual’s experience of anxiety, ensure that Science Gallery benefits the university generally. and asked visitors to consider how we can value mean for us all. and how society frames those experiences. • In March, OPEN LABS at Science Gallery Dublin the power of water; understand why it brings us joy Science Gallery International was established in 2012— • October was another busy month, as three new exhibitions celebrated collective curiosity, challenging the and life; stop our abuse of it; and wonder about the with the founding goal of establishing a Science Gallery went live: expectations of what a lab can do and why it should exist. undiscovered and unknown. Network with eight nodes by 2020 (based on the success • In Dublin, PLASTIC launched and examined the Showcasing surprising projects and experiments from • In Dublin, PERFECTION reflected on the ever-changing of Science Gallery Dublin at Trinity College Dublin). necessity and usefulness, but also the terrible aspects, around the world, the exhibits in OPEN LABS helped ideas of scientific precision, body augmentation, of plastic as a material. In January 2020, Science Gallery International announced that us imagine the many directions independent, creative perfect imperfection, and the science and technology • Science Gallery Venice, and Science Gallery Bengaluru Atlanta-based Emory University—one of the world’s leading research can go. that allow us to modify and transform our lives. both held pop-up exhibitions exploring chemistry, for research universities—will become the latest member of its • In May, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden visited PERFECTION originated at Science Gallery Melbourne, the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table—both global network of Science Gallery locations. This development Science Gallery Dublin—as part of a three-day state before it travelled to Dublin to enthral visitors here. inspired by Dublin’s 2011 exhibition, ELEMENTS. delivers on the organisation’s ‘Eight by 2020’ goal, further visit to Ireland. At the gallery, Queen Silvia took part • The 2nd Annual Science Gallery Youth Symposium was • In November, Science Gallery London won an award expanding its global reach. This achievement demonstrates the in an OPEN MIND workshop with students from local hosted by Science Gallery London in July; and brought for best refurbishment at the 2019 Architects’ Journal international appetite for the Science Gallery concept; in which secondary schools, aimed at finding solutions to mental young people from Dublin, London, Detroit, and Venice Architectural Awards. The refurbishment of an 18th science and the humanities work together—a concept which health problems faced by young people. together. We had it all: creativity bingo, sensory storytelling, Century building on the Guy’s Campus of King’s College was homegrown in Ireland and exported across the world. and even participatory rap—but most importantly, we had young people from across the Science Gallery Network London was recognised for its stunning sustainable design meeting, thinking, and co-creating. We’ve set a challenge and for demonstrating exceptional collaboration. to ourselves to embed as many of their ideas as we can • In December, Science Gallery Bengaluru’s first full-scale into our programming. exhibition, SUBMERGE, showcased what could happen if geologists, hydrologists, artists, civil engineers, ecologists, social scientists, oceanographers, historians, and storytellers shared, and created, knowledge about water— to address challenges and identify future challenges.

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Touring 09

Science Gallery touring exhibitions have Nov 18 – Mar 19 (extended from Feb 19) ILLUSION now reached over 1.6 million people New Plymouth, New Zealand: Puke Ariki Science Center worldwide. With the Science Gallery

Network now taking full shape, our Feb 19 – Jul 19 (extended from Feb 19) focus has shifted to creating exhibitions SOUND CHECK Stockholm, Sweden: that can travel across network locations. Swedish Museum Of Performing Arts PERFECTION, for example traveled from Melbourne to Dublin this year; while DARK MATTER will be featured in the 2020 programme in Dublin— recurated and renamed INVISIBLE. Science Gallery Dublin exhibitions are also touring across the Network, with ILLUSION travelling to Science Gallery Venice, and SEEING being programmed as the flagship exhibition at Science We Are All Scientists, in association Gallery London in the summer of 2020. with Pfizer, became Science Gallery Dublin’s first pop-up exhibition, running at the CHQ for the duration of Science Week 2019.

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Communications 10

National and International Coverage Highlights in 2019 DIGITAL

In 2019, more than 350,000 visitors engaged with our COMMUNICATIONS 20 Minutos Galway Bay FM paper.li Website pageviews exhibitions and events in person, but many more connected Advanced Textiles Source Galway Daily Physics World with us across our digital channels. The Science Gallery National Coverage (AVE) Adworld GCN Radio Nova 793,751 Dublin website registered 240,500 visitors and 790,000 BeastBooking.com GoldenPlec Roads and Kingdoms Website unique visitors page views, which was an increase on the previous year. €23,000,000 Best Travel Tale Her.ie Roland Berger Our social media channels also attracted new followers — Increase of 105% from 2018 BreakingNews.ie Hot Press RTÉ 2fm in 2019. Instagram saw the largest increase, with a Broadway World Laois Tatler RTÉ Lyric FM 262,541 Visitors found mediators helpful 37% increase on 2019. Facebook became an important Careers News I Love Limerick RTÉ One SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS platform for extending our events programme beyond Chemistry World Image RTÉ Radio 1 the gallery, with a total of 54 days of viewing for our video €41,400,000 City Guide NY Ireland AM RTE.ie Facebook — Increase of 118% from 2018 live streams. In 2020, we will be experimenting with new Computerwelt Ireland Before You Die SatoshiNakamotoBlog.com formats and new approaches to digital engagement. Culture Trip Irish Central SchoolDays.ie 38,902 dailystockdish.com Irish Examiner Silicon Republic — Increase of 6% from 2018 Once again, the national and international media amplified DIY Magazine Irish Independent South East Radio FM Twitter our content across print, broadcast, and online platforms. Dublin City FM Irish Tech News STT Info The total value of press for 2019 was €64.3m Advertising Dublin Digital Radio KCLR FM Tech Xplore Value Equivalent (AVE), which is based on how much Dublin Gazette Kildare FM The Cultural 33,306 — Decrease of 0.3% from 2018 this coverage would cost if it was acquired through Dublin Live Labiotech The Detroit News paid advertising. This breaks down as €23m in national Dublin People Leinster Leader The Dublin Tourist Guide Instagram coverage and €41.4m in international coverage, both a Dublin South FM LePetitJournal.com The Echo notable increase on our 2018 figures. These figures do Dublin’s Q102 Lovin Dublin The Irish Times not include broadcast coverage, which included a 45 9,376 e konferencje MCD The Journal Gazette — Increase of 37% from 2018 minute conversation on Liveline with Joe Duffy (RTÉ Radio East Coast Radio Medical Health News The Pheonix 1) discussing intimacy after death, a conversation about Echo Live Midlands 103 FM The Stage Online Video Views PLASTIC on The Ryan Tubridy Show (RTÉ Radio 1), and EIN Presswire My News Deck The Sunday Business Post a chat about PERFECTION on Jenny Greene (RTÉ 2FM). El Imparcial Nature The Sunday TImes 434,382 Our media partnership with the Irish Times continued El Porvenir News Four TheJournal.ie — Decrease of 27% from 2018 to increase the visibility of our exhibition programme. elPlural NewsLive TheTravel.com Event Live Stream Views Entertainment.ie Newstalk Today FM Eventa US Northern Sound Radio Totally Dublin Financial Times NUI Galway UCD 18,457 FM 104 On Art and Aesthetics University Times Email Subscribers Food & Wine Ireland Open Edition Virgin Media One Fora Oxygen.ie WLR FM 14,038 — Decrease of 5% from 2018

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Commercial Activity 11

Commercial revenue is a critical HIRE CAFÉ SHOP In 2019, we welcomed many valued In May, Sodexo were appointed as the new Science Gallery Dublin is incredibly pleased part of the income to Science Gallery clients to our recently upgraded hire third party café operator for Science Gallery to continue working with Designist, as the spaces. We hosted the Trinity Employability Dublin. Science Gallery Café continued third party retail operator for our shop. Dublin operations and consists of Award, which combines industry-led to provide exciting menu choices and a Designist already have a hugely successful training in highly transferable soft and vibrant, welcoming atmosphere in 2019. independent premises on South Great income from corporate hire, licensing, technical skills with a university-led George’s Street and have an aesthetic ticketing and touring exhibitions. workshop to help students reflect on and ethos that complements our own. and articulate their learning. We hosted One of our highlights this year was the Mary Mulvihill Awards, established The Science Gallery Shop continues to by the family and friends of the late surpass expectations, both in sales and a new approach to commercial Mary Mulvihill (1959–2015) to honour customer interactions. Being located her memory and her work in science in such a dynamic environment has activity in partnership with Pfizer. journalism, science communication and allowed Designist to experiment in terms We worked with Pfizer to create heritage and to promote her legacy. We of the selection in the shop and tailor welcomed the Provost’s Council Lunch, their retail offering to match exhibitions, We Are All Scientists, Science Gallery which brings together leading alumni events and conversations around and friends of Trinity College Dublin. We science, art and technology in Science Dublin’s first pop-up exhibition in the also hosted the HSE for the launch of the Gallery, Ireland and Internationally. HPV vaccine in August, with Minister for community. We Are All Scientists took Designist are an increasingly important Health Simon Harris in attendance. part of the Science Gallery experience. The place in the CHQ Building as part of selection of products continues to reflect the ideas and themes being addressed in Science Week 2019, and encouraged our programme, and the book collection visitors to explore the qualities and has been effective in connecting with and inspiring our BOOK CLUB series. Designist skills that can make us all scientists. continue to see strong sales of the Science Gallery collection on their website, and they have increased their sales per person in the gallery by 147% on the previous year.

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The financial support received SCIENCE CIRCLE Science Circle at Science Gallery Dublin SCIENCE CIRCLE in 2019 allowed Science Gallery is a group of leading global companies Science circle that provide invaluable multi-annual Dublin to remain one of Ireland’s top investments. In 2019 the members of the Science Circle were Accenture The free attractions and an invaluable Dock, ICON, and the NTR Foundation. GOVERNMENTGovernment SUPPORT support educational resource. The support The model of long-term partnerships with Science Circle members has been of our partners ensures that there fundamental to the ongoing financial PROGRAMME PARTNERS sustainability of Science Gallery Dublin. PROG RAMME PA RTNERS are no financial barriers to young These companies enjoy a range of attractive bespoke benefits, including corporate people who want to experience recognition and unique staff engagement MEDIA PARTNER Media PA RTNER this unique combination of science opportunities through creative events and workshops at Science Gallery Dublin. and art through our exhibition, PROGRAMME PARTNERS FOUNDING PARTNERS event and educational content. In 2019, our programme partners were founding PA rtners Intel, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Walls to Workstations, and the Marker Hotel. Science Gallery Dublin also benefited SCIENCESCIENCE GALLERY GALLERY DUBLINDUBLIN PAISRT IS OF PART THE GLOBAL OF THESCIENCE SCIENCE GALLERY NET GALLERYWORK PIONEERED NETWORKBY TRINITY COLLEGE PIONEERED DUBLIN BY TRINITY COLLEGE from the continuing support of the Horizon DUBLIN 2020, Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes of the European Union.

IN-KIND PARTNERS Our in-kind partners this year were Walls to Workstations, The Marker Hotel and The Irish Times, providing valuable assistance for our practical needs through their own resources.

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Financial Report 13

The following pages outline the financial statements for Science INCOME AND EXPENDITURE — for the year ended 30 September 2014 * Includes a contribution of Science Gallery Dublin is an Gallery at Trinity College Dublin to financial year end 30 2019 2018 €5,000 to the total €20,000 repayment to the TCD September 2019. Notes € € € € initiative of Trinity College startup deficit in 2018 Income 1.2 NOTES TO THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR Philanthropic/Corporate/TCD/Government 1,239,349 1,085,269 ** Capital and Technical Dublin funded through a THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 2019 Operational income 268,794 720,671 improvements amounted to €14,456 in 2018, but due to a unique partnership between Total income 1,508,143 1,805,940 1. Statement of accounting policies retrospective The following accounting policies have been applied consistently VAT refund of €20,087 the university, government, in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to Departmental Expenditure 1.3 this hence shows as a negative figure the Wellcome Trust and the Science Gallery’s income and expenditure account. Exhibitions 343,203 338,406 Events 41,409 49,137 *** Cost of sales is 1.1. Basis of preparation private sector. As a free entry Education * 179,831 185,099 Touring, Retail & Corporate This is the income and expenditure account of Science Gallery Marketing 66,127 78,613 Hire expenditure. for the year ended 30 September 2019. The operating deficit for space, Science Gallery Dublin Capital and technical improvements * 30,241 (5,631) the year is included in the accounts of the University of Dublin Cost of sales *** 134,136 259,551 is dependent on corporate, (Trinity College) for the year ended 30 September 2019 which Total Departmental Expenditure (794,948) (905,175) were audited by KPMG (Chartered Accountants and Registered government and philanthropic Auditors). Other expenditure support for its activities. 1.2. Income Wages and pay costs 755,643 848,279 Income is derived from sponsorship/grants and operational Other operating expenditure 189,205 219,805

This is complemented by activities which include a shop concession, a café concession, Total other expenditure (944,848) (1,068,084) corporate hire, touring and events accounted for on an accruals earned income through basis. Operating surplus (deficit) for the year (231,653) (167,319)

maximising commercial 1.3 Expenditure Surplus/(Deficit) carried over from previous year (164,724) 117,595 Expenditure is charged to the income and expenditure account on Capital Fund — matched Funding commitment for - (100,000) Fidelity International Foundation grant opportunities in the gallery. an accruals basis in the year in which purchases take place. Closing position (396,377) (149,724) 2. Operating deficit for the year Transfer to Trinity College Dublin startup deficit - (15,000) Science Gallery incurred an operating deficit of -€231,653 in its Closing position after commitments (396,377) (164,724) financial year ending 30 September 2019. The closing position after including the previous year’s deficit of -€164,724 was -€39 6,377.

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*Indirect costs are not accounted Grant Reserve for as operational activities in SFI Wellcome Trust SFI SFI Erasmus+ EI 2018: SFI the profit and loss account of RRI Tools Sparks Creative Science SYSTEM 2020 SISCODE Science Science Week: Tinkering Science SPACE EU Co-creating OS HUB Creative the Science Gallery. As a result Collisions Learning Week: Vaccines grant Communication Change Europe AI they are accounted for as a + 2017 Maker Research & (PLASTIC) reserve movement. Workshops Practice

€ € € € € € € € € € € € € €

At 1 October 2018 26,038 (4,729) (10,558) 304,041 558,734 197,148 8,000 8,000 17,960 12,490 - - - -

Grant received/receivable in period (26,038) 4,105 ------20,730 - 131,250 297,000 291,456 50,000

Grant expenditure — direct costs - - 10,558 (89,409) (137,724) (55,140) (8,000) (8,000) (18,134) (12,490) (16,962) (116,786) (487) (9,067)

Grant expenditure — indirect costs* - 624 - - (36,164) (13,582) ------

At 30 September 2019 0 0 0 214,632 384,846 128,426 0 0 20,556 0 114,288 180,214 290,970 40,933

Annual Income 2018–2019 € % Operational Income 2018–2019 € % Corporate/Philanthropic Funding 258,743 17%

Trinity College Dublin 700,606 46% Events 5,049 2%

Government Funding 280,000 19% Corporate hire 91,983 34%

Operational Income 268,794 18% Café 67,177 25%

Total 1,508,143 Shop 20,602 8%

Touring 1,653 1%

SGI licence income 75,000 28%

Other 7,330 3%

Total 268,794

Annual Expenditure 2018–2019 € %

Exhibitions 343,203 20%

Events 41,409 2%

Education 179,831 10%

Marketing 66,128 4%

Capital & Technical Improvements 30,241 2%

Cost of sales 134,136 7%

Wages and pay costs 755,643 43%

Other operating expenses 189,205 12%

Total 1,739,796

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VINNY CAHILL — Dean of the Faculty of the role of Dean of Research at Trinity Notable exits include Toucan Technologies LINDA HOGAN — Professor of Ecumenics, She has worked on a consultancy basis Conor is married with 3 young children Engineering, Mathematics and Science, College Dublin, she was the Director of the (acquired by PMC Sierra, NASDAQ: PMCS), Trinity College Dublin for a number of national and international and lives in Dublin. In his spare time he Trinity College Dublin (Final year as Board CONNECT SFI Research, a national research Exceptis Technologies (acquired by Trintech, Professor Linda Hogan is an ethicist with organisations, focusing on developing works with a number of local NGOs. On Member) centre focused on future networks and NASDAQ: TTPA), DRM Data Management extensive experience in research and ethical infrastructures. Her most recent the weekend, Conor coaches his kid’s GAA Vinny is a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin communications. Her expertise is in the (acquired by P&O UK, LSE: PO), Improveline teaching in pluralist and multi-cultural monograph is Keeping Faith With Human academy and hopes they can reach the and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, fields of wireless communications, cognitive (acquired by Homeserve UK, LSE: HSV), and contexts. In 2015 she established the Trinity Rights, Washington DC: Georgetown heights he didn’t. Mathematics and Science where he has radio, reconfigurable networks, spectrum most recently Logentries (acquired by Rapid7, Ethics Initiative and is founder of Trinity University Press, 2016. Conor graduated from University College responsibility for the provision of academic management and creative arts practices. NASDAQ: RPD). Shay currently sits on the EthicsLab. From 2011 to 2015 she was CONOR JONES —Director, gTech, Google Dublin with a BEng in 1999, and obtained and strategic leadership within the Faculty. Prof. Doyle has a reputation as an advocate board of Qstream, Roomex, Linked Finance, Vice-Provost/Chief Academic Officer and as Conor joined Google in 2015 and currently his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Vinny is also a Principal Investigator for for change in spectrum management and AQMetrics. Shay has engineering degrees such, had overall responsibility for education leads the Scaled Engagement and Learning Management in 2005. Science Foundation Ireland and previously practices and has played a role in spectrum from University College Dublin (B.Sc.) and and research at the university, where she policy at the national and international level. University of New Brunswick Canada (M.Eng). (SEAL) team, which focuses on engaging, served as Dean of Research for the coordinated strategic planning, research, TOM MOLLOY — Director of Public Affairs Currently she is a member of the National He also has an MBA from the Harvard informing, and educating all parties in the University, Head of the School of Computer undergraduate and postgraduate education, and Communication, Trinity College Dublin Broadband Steering Committee in Ireland, Business School. Shay has had a wide and Advertising ecosystem, in order to drive Science, Director of Postgraduate Teaching quality and the student experience. Tom leads Trinity College Dublin’s Public and is a member of the Ofcom Spectrum varied career – covering corporates (Exxon, customer success with Google advertising and Learning for Computer Science and Affairs and Communications unit, which Advisory Board in the UK. Linda was one Corning, McKinsey), startups (Glentara Foods, Professor Hogan has lectured on a range products. Conor trained as an electronic Statistics, and Head of the Distributed is responsible for ensuring good relations of the founders of the Orthogonal Methods Irish Seafood Producers Group) and venture of topics in ethics and religion, including engineer and designed microchips for Systems Group. His research addresses between the university and outside Group, a research platform that works in capital (Delta Partners). Throughout his career Ethics in International Affairs, Ethics of mobile applications for 4 years with Nasdaq many aspects of distributed systems, in organisations such as the government and critical and creative tension with technology in venture, he has been part of teams that Globalisation, Biomedical Ethics, and listed semiconductor intellectual property particular middleware and programming the media. He is a former group business with the purpose of generating knowledge, have raised eight funds, totalling a combined Comparative Social Ethics. She has held company ParthusCeva, Inc. Conor’s team models for mobile, ubiquitous and editor of Independent Newspapers and a insights and alternative research orientations $500 million through three different economic posts at Trinity College Dublin and at the delivered the world’s first commercially autonomic computing with application to former editor of the Kilkenny People and at across disciplines that are sometimes cycles. Shay has long been interested in the University of Leeds, where she was a licensed Bluetooth IP, selling to clients such optimisation of urban resource usage and Bloomberg News. He trained as a journalist perceived to be mutually exclusive. She is a convergence of startup culture and society, as member of the Centre for Business Ethics. as Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi, and Fujitsu. service delivery. in Hamburg and worked as a reporter Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. She is the well the internationalisation of companies and She has been a member of the Irish Council After obtaining his MBA he transitioned in Washington, London and Dublin. He LINDA DOYLE — Dean & Vice-President Chair of the Douglas Hyde Gallery. ideas. He is Chairperson of Science Gallery for Bioethics and a Board member of the into management consulting, spending studied History in Trinity College Dublin and for Research, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, as well as Genio (which manages the Coombe Hospital, Science Gallery Dublin 10 years with McKinsey & Company - the International Relations in Cambridge. Professor Linda Doyle was appointed SHAY GARVEY — Venture Capitalist and Social Reform Fund in Ireland). Both of these and the Marino Institute of Education. She last 4 as Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Founding Partner, Frontline Ventures (Final Irish practice. Conor’s work with McKinsey Dean of Research in 2017. The Dean of institutions are leaders in their sectors and are is currently Chair of the Governing Body of CHRIS MORASH year as Board Member) focused on Telecoms, High Tech and Media Research has responsibility for coordinating expanding globally. When not investing, Shay Marino Institute of Education. She has also — Vice-Provost/Chief Academic Officer Shay is a founding partner of Frontline clients across EMEA and he was Global co- and overseeing the University’s research, likes to walk the hills of Wicklow. He also likes been appointed to the Editorial Boards of and Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Ventures and one of the most active and Lead of the Customer Experience Practice, innovation, technology transfer, and reading English literature and has an interest international journals including Feminist Writing, Trinity College Dublin (Final year experienced early-stage technology investors writing a number of articles on the subject entrepreneurship strategies. She is also in all things Latin – which makes him the Theory, the Journal of Religious Ethics and as Board Member) in Europe. Shay has invested in over thirty for the McKinsey Quarterly and HBR. Professor of Engineering & The Arts in in-house thesaurus, grammarian, and spell the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics Chris became the inaugural Seamus Heaney early-stage European tech companies. Trinity College Dublin. Prior to taking on checker for the Frontline team. and Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Professor of Irish Writing at Trinity College

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Dublin on 1st January 2014. Born in Nova by Yale University Press in November, 2014. ecommerce and broadband policy at the Kathryn joined General Electric in 1997. of other subjects to educational institutions Endowment for Science, Technology and Scotia, his first degree is from Dalhousie She is currently Principal Investigator on the Department of Communications, Marine and Working in the Financial Services division around the world. the Arts (NESTA), (1996-2003); Chair, University, after which he moved to Ireland IRC-funded Monastic Ireland, Landscape Natural Resources and Head of Alternative that became known as GE Money she National Museum of Photography, Film and David is Ireland’s Digital Champion; to join the first cohort of students in the and Settlement Project and academic Energy Policy at the Department of Energy. successfully led a number of IT programs Television (1994-2003); Inaugural Chair, President of the Film Distributors’ M.Phil. in Anglo-Irish Literature (as it was partner on the Bank of America Merrill He is a Board member of the National including the Y2K and Euro projects for 6 General Teaching Council, (2000-2002); Association; Chair of the TSL Advisory called at the time) in Trinity in 1985. His Lynch-TCD Gospel Books Project. Concert Hall, Culture Ireland and Energy countries. She then moved to Italy to lead Chair, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Board; Chair of the Academic Board, Ph.D on Irish Famine Literature is also from Action Ltd. a project to fully replace the organisation’s the Draft Communications Bill (2002); and Pearson College; a UNICEF Ambassador; Trinity. Prior to his appointment to Trinity, RACHAEL NAUGHTON — Manager of the systems there and once this was concluded Chair, National Film and Television School and Adjunct Professor of Film Studies Chris worked in Maynooth University, where Naughton Scholarships KATHRYN O’DONOGHUE — Chair she moved to the Bank in Switzerland where (1987-1996). He has been Chair of two Rachael is the manager of the Naughton and Digital Humanities at University he had been Professor of English since of the Science Gallery Dublin Board she became the first female CIO for GE in Hansard Society Commission Reports and Scholarships, a programme established in Kathryn became the Chair of the Science College Cork. In 2016, he was appointed 2007, and founded the Centre for Media Europe and the first female CIO of a bank has served as a non-executive director on a 2008 to promote the study of engineering, Gallery Dublin Board in May 2019. She as International Ambassador for WWF. Studies in 2003. He was the first chair of the in Switzerland. After 5 years she moved to number of public companies. He has served science and technology at third level in had rejoined the Board in January 2019 David spent thirty years as an independent Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Paris to become the Western Europe CIO for as a trustee of the Tate Gallery, the Science Ireland. She is also on the board overseeing after a stint as the Interim Director of producer of award-winning films including Authority of Ireland (2009-2014), and has GE Money responsible for 10 countries. Museum, the Thomson Foundation and a the Naughton Graduate Student Exchange Science Gallery Dublin during 2018 and had The Mission, The Killing Fields, and Chariots been an active member of the Royal Irish great number of other organisations. Academy since 2007. Program in Science and Engineering, previously served as a Science Gallery Board Kathryn then moved back to Ireland and of Fire. His films have won ten Oscars, 25 which enables students to experience member for 3 years until 2017. Kathryn joined Google in 2009 and was a Director British Academy of Film & David has been awarded a CBE (1982) and RACHEL MOSS — Head of Department, international education at one of Ireland’s is also a board member of the National of a leading a number of multinational, a knighthood (1995); he was appointed to Television Arts (BAFTA) awards and the History of Art and Architecture, Trinity leading universities or at the University of Disability Authority where she chairs the multi-lingual teams across the sales and the House of Lords (1997) and as the UK Palme D’Or at Cannes. He was awarded a College Dublin Notre Dame, Indiana. Rachael qualified as Finance Committee and is a member of the operations functions, including being Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, BAFTA Fellowship in 2006. Rachel is an art and architectural historian a solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland Audit Committee. responsible for 44 countries in EMEA. She Laos and Cambodia (2012). In France, he with a particular interest in medieval Ireland. and spent a number of years practising as a also led a global team responsible for data was made a Chevalier of the Order of Arts Kathryn graduated from Trinity College Other work he has been involved in Her research has developed from doctoral financial services lawyer. She holds a degree analytics & insights and spent 3 years as and Letters (1985), then becoming an Dublin in 1987 and completed a post- includes: Chancellor of the Open University studies in Romanesque architecture and in History from Trinity College Dublin and the EMEA Director of Trust & Safety for Officer (1992), and a Commander (2006). graduate course in information systems. (2006-2013); Deputy Chairman, Channel sculpture to focus on the later medieval a diploma in legal studies from the Dublin advertiser and publisher products. 4 Television (2006-2012): Deputy He has been the recipient of more than forty period, in particular the social context of Institute of Technology. Kathryn then started her career as a Chairman, The Sage Gateshead (2007- honorary degrees from universities in the UK medieval art and architecture. She is also Management Consultant and spent 10 years Kathryn is married and lives in Dublin. 2012); President, UNICEF UK (2002- and overseas. interested in the extended biographies of NIALL Ó DONNCHÚ — Assistant between PriceWaterhouseCoopers and DAVID PUTTNAM — Chair of Atticus 2009); Founder and Chair of the National medieval buildings – how the architecture of Secretary-General of the Department of Ernst & Young specialising in Information Education Teaching Awards (1998-2008); Chair, Joint the Middle Ages came to be perceived and Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Technology predominantly defining IT David Puttnam is the chair of Atticus Parliamentary Committee on the Draft managed after the mid-sixteenth century. Niall is the Assistant Secretary-General of Strategies and designing, developing and Education, an online education company Climate Change Bill (2007); Chancellor of She was editor and principal author of the the Department of Culture, Heritage and implementing systems for Financial Services based in Ireland. Atticus, through a unique The University of Sunderland (1996-2006); first volume of the Royal Irish Academy Art the Gaeltacht. He is a graduate of Queen’s and Government organisations, many of arrangement with BT Ireland, delivers Vice President and Chair of Trustees, BAFTA and Architecture of Ireland series, published University, Belfast and the London School which were highly innovative and ground- of Economics. Prior to this, he was Head of breaking. interactive seminars on film and a variety (1994-2004); founding Chair of the National

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– science, technology, the Ireland and Co-founder Fiona Hallinan Arts Editor, The Irish Times Picnic and Programme Lynne Parker Dara Ó Briain of Women for Election Artist and Co-founder of the Director, Kilkenomics Artistic Director, Rough Comedian and broadcaster arts, media, education and Department of Ultimology Michael McDermott Magic Theatre Company Peter Gallagher Editor of Totally Dublin Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin Drew Endy business – to inspire new Head of Astronomy & Seán Harrington Assistant Professor in the Patrick Prendergast Synthetic biologist Astrophysics at Dublin Institute Architect Rosaleen McDonagh School of Mathematics Provost of Trinity College Dublin exhibition themes, spark for Advanced Studies Playwright and activist and Statistics at University Evelyn Glennie Dylan Haskins College Dublin Peter Prendergast Virtuoso percussionist new ideas, and support new Cathal Garvey Broadcaster, documentary David McKeown Founder of Monster Truck collaborations for Science Mentor at Rebelbio, biohacker, maker and producer Research Engineer in the Cian O’Brien Gallery and Studio Chris Hadfield and cofounder of Forma School of Mechanical and Artistic Director, Astronaut at Canadian Space Agency Elaine Hoey Gallery Dublin. Biolabs and Nexus Makerpace Materials Engineering, Project Arts Centre Jason Ruane Artist University College Co-founder and CTO Bruno Latour Shay Garvey Dublin; cofounder Dublin Cliona O’Farrelly of Random Labs Sociologist of science, Joe Hogan Shane Bergin Kieran Daly Venture Capitalist Maker, Science Hack Professor of Comparative philosopher, anthropologist CTO and Founder of Openet Physicist and Assistant CTO and Co-founder Day and Artek Circle Immunology at Trinity Lynn Ruane Professor of Science of Health Beacon Daniel Glaser Senator Matt Ridley Stefan Hutzler College Dublin Education at University Winston Churchill Fellow Kevin McGillicuddy Journalist and author Associate Professor of Physics College Dublin Dermot Diamond 2019 and Founding Director Head of Brehon Capital Shane O’Mara Niamh Shaw at Trinity College Dublin Founder member and principal of Science Gallery London and Midwest Holdings Professor of Experimental Engineer, scientist and performer Louise Bruton investigator at the National Brain Research and Wellcome Nora Khaldi Helen Shenton Freelance journalist and writer Centre for Sensor Research Róise Goan Aoife McLysaght Trust Senior Investigator Founder and CSO at Nuritas University Librarian and College at Dublin City University Arts consultant and Guest Professor of Genetics at at Trinity College Dublin Sinead Burke Archivist at Trinity College Dublin Dramaturg at Vooruit Ellie Kisyombe Trinity College Dublin Writer, academic John Dinsmore Barry O’Sullivan Activist and Founder Dave Smith and broadcaster Health Innovation Lead Will Goodbody Deirdre Mortell Director of the Insight Centre of Our Table Director of Micromedia and Deputy Director at Business Editor for RTÉ News CEO Social Innovation for Data Analytics in the Niall Byrne Centre for Practice and Karlin Lillington Fund Ireland Department of Computer Music blogger, DJ and Lizbeth Goodman Emma Teeling Healthcare Innovation, Technology Correspondent Science at University College event curator at Nialler9 Founder and Director Fiona Newell Associate Professor in the Trinity College Dublin at The Irish Times Cork, Deputy President of of SMARTlab and chair Professor of Psychology School Of Biology and the European Association for Environment Science at of Creative Technology Lydia Lynch at Trinity College Dublin Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) University College Dublin

54 55 2019 SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN ANNUAL REVIEW 13.03.20–31.05.20 One of the biggest 19.06.20–27.09.20 16.10.20–31.01.21 RESEARCH AND Plans For 2020 17 INVISIBLE mysteries in physics SYSTEMS BOREDOM today is what exactly LEARNING AT makes up our Universe; and why is SCIENCE GALLERY 2020 will see three new it that—according to the world’s leading DUBLIN seasons: INVISIBLE, SYSTEMS scientists—95 percent of it cannot and BOREDOM; along with an be observed? In exciting Research & Learning March 2020, Science Gallery Dublin SYSTEMS at Science Gallery Dublin BOREDOM explores our attention At Science Gallery Dublin, we feel a will explore the elusive building blocks will explore the many different systems economy through neuroscience and deep responsibility to encourage young Programme. We will continue of the Universe with INVISIBLE—a free that form our contemporary networked psychology; from sleep and mindfulness people to consider what is required to exhibition and events programme combining society: what is the physical imprint of the to ageing and creativity; and asks just succeed in a world where skills and to offer thought-provoking art, physics, philosophy, and the latest internet? Where is ‘The Cloud’? What is the how active is an inactive brain? competencies such as critical thinking, events; along with our highly research from King’s College London. environmental impact of our networked collaboration, and creativity are key. society? Who really owns our data? What is With new, ever-present, technologies sought after Transition Year (INVISIBLE originated in Science the impact of the individual parts that make disrupting the way we digest information, We are delighted to be part of the Trinity Gallery London as DARK MATTER.) up the whole? Have we designed a world what are the implications for brain health? Education Project—through our Trinity programme, OPEN MINDS; of systems around instead of for humans? BOREDOM will look at the importance Elective Idea Translation Lab—and in 2020 Normal matter (everything that we can see of play and creativity for our mental we will offer accredited courses for Trinity and gallery tours. and observe) makes up just five percent In a time of heightened global crisis, the health and overall brain health. PhD students, from across disciplines, who of the Universe. The rest, including dark systems that shape our world are becoming will benefit from our creative environment, matter and dark energy, is an unknown increasingly fragile. While ecosystems are and develop the broad skills needed to which scientists have been investigating for being destroyed, political processes are share their research with the wider world. 17.02.20–28.02.20 nearly a century. As scientists approach the being manipulated, economic structures REBOOT limits of what can be observed or known exploited and local networks eroded—all Science Gallery Dublin currently coordinates within theoretical physics, INVISIBLE at exacerbated by our increased dependency the SySTEM 2020 project which connects, In between PLASTIC and INVISIBLE, Science Gallery Dublin Science Gallery Dublin highlights the critical on technological and automated systems. evaluates, and improves informal Science will hit pause on our programming to plan our strategy for role of artists, philosophers, and storytellers Yet how much do we really know of these Education across Europe. This role the next ten years. Rather than doing so behind closed in our understanding of reality. INVISIBLE systems? How are they all connected, and firmly places Science Gallery and Trinity doors, we are opening our doors for two weeks. We will run brings together scientific research, artistic what are the infrastructures and networks College at the forefront of this field for workshops, town hall sessions, and discussions in the gallery expression, storytelling and philosophy upon which they are built? How do we find practitioners and policy makers, as we space with the public—and multiple stakeholders—to ask to communicate and explore the limits out? How can we navigate, probe, critique head into the new era of Horizon Europe. our community where we should go next. of human knowledge and our fascination and challenge them? SYSTEMS will highlight, with the unknown. Imagining the unseen investigate and test these systems, or offer and questioning the invisible, INVISIBLE alternative ones for an uncertain future. will explore fundamental physics; matter and materiality; the concept of invisibility and infinite divisibility; and the human quest for absolute truth and knowledge. 56 57 Introduction 01

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