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SCIENCE GALLERY ANNUAL REVIEW 01.01.13 – 31.12.13 Introduction 01 CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF SCIENCE GALLERY II Introduction 01 01: Introduction 01 02: Background 03 03: Numbers_2013 05 04: Exhibitions 09 05: Events 19 06: Education and Learning 23 07: Plans For 2014 27 08: Community 29 09: Research and Evaluation 33 10: Feedback 35 11: Global Science Gallery Network 37 12: Touring 39 13: Communications 41 14: Commercial Activity 45 15: Supporters and Collaborators 47 16: Financial Report 49 17: Governance & Leadership 53 18: Governance Board 57 19: Leonardo Group 59 2013SCIENCE GALLERY ANNUAL REVIEW IV 01.01.13–31.12.13 2013 SCIENCE GALLERY ANNUAL REVIEW Introduction 01 Why do periodical cicadas always reappear after prime Anthony Dunne and Cathal Garvey, generously supported by government and philanthropic supporters. We would numbers of years? Why does the house always win at a Society Award from the Wellcome Trust and the European like to thank all of the partners and supporters who have roulette? How do magicians mess with our minds? What does Commission Seventh Framework Programme’s StudioLab. made this possible, particularly Trinity College Dublin; cheese made using bacteria taken from a human bellybutton Science Gallery’s focus on high quality design remained our Founding Partner the Wellcome Trust; our Science taste like? Could humans ever give birth to dolphins? These strong in 2013 — we received no less than three awards Circle members, Google, ICON, Deloitte, Pfizer and NTR were just some of the questions that Science Gallery at Trinity at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards for work by Foundation; our government supporters Department of College Dublin explored in 2013, our fifth birthday year our designer Ruža Leko, and our design intern Lara Hanlon Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Science Foundation and one that saw our most ambitious programme to date. won the prestigious UNESCO Shenzhen Design Award. Ireland; our Founding Patrons Martin Naughton and Beate Schuler; our media partner The Irish Times; our In 2013 Science Gallery attracted and inspired record Having recently welcomed Deloitte and Pfizer to our Board and Leonardo Group; the student mediators; and numbers of visitors through creative encounters at Science Circle group of core supporters, we were the Science Gallery team. We can also look forward to the boundary between science and art, welcoming an delighted to announce at our fifth birthday celebrations the next five years, which will see the Science Gallery extraordinary 339,264 visitors (surpassing all previous years), that both Google and ICON were renewing their Science concept go global through Science Gallery International, and making the gallery one of Ireland’s most popular free Circle membership for a further 5 years with a value of a concept pioneered by Trinity College Dublin. visitor attractions. GAME: The Future of Play, curated by €500,000, a significant investment in Ireland’s future. Peter Higgs (of Higgs-Boson fame) getting a tour of RISK LAB with Steve Collins and Mads Haahr, closed in January and was We were also thrilled to announce major new funding of Science Gallery Director Michael John Gorman We look forward to welcoming you to Science Gallery our most popular exhibition ever with our core 15–25 year €1.8 million from the Wellcome Trust to support a five We had some interesting people dropping in to Science in 2014, and exploring how we can work together to old audience. OSCILLATOR, curated by Douglas Repetto year collaboration between Science Gallery and the Trinity Gallery in 2013, including physicist Peter Higgs of boson inspire even more young adults to realise their creative and Stefan Hutzler, explored the art and science of cyclical Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI). This will allow a fame, shortly prior to receiving his Nobel prize; astronaut potential and shape our future by bringing art and science behaviour, from physics to economics, and opened with the deep collaborative relationship between researchers in Commander Chris Hadfield, who became an Honorary together in combinations we have yet to even imagine. gory and illuminating reanimation of two beating pig hearts by TBSI and Science Gallery to be developed and expressed Member of the Leonardo Group and graced us with a song; artist Helen Pynor. RISK LAB, curated by David Spiegelhalter through five flagship exhibitions and five LAB IN THE biohacking pioneer Ellen Jorgensen; and An Taoiseach and Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and supported by Winton GALLERY programmes, on themes ranging from FAT LAB Enda Kenny who launched our 2014 programme in Capital, explored the mathematics and psychology of risk and to BLOOD to TRAUMA. In July, we were also delighted November, saying that Science Gallery is “creating the Michael John Gorman Shay Garvey probability by transforming Science Gallery into a geeked-up by the announcement from King’s College London of the future before our eyes”. Science Gallery looked to its own Director Chairman casino. Science Gallery’s summer show ILLUSION, curated securement of £7 million in capital funding, including £3 future in 2013 as we finalised our 2014–2017 strategy, by Richard Wiseman with Paul Gleeson, invited artists and million from the Wellcome Trust and £4 million from the Going Deeper, in advance of board sign off and release scientists to deceive our senses and was our most visited Guy’s and St. Thomas Charity, to establish their Science in early 2014. show (on a per day basis) to date attracting over 83,000 Gallery in partnership with Science Gallery International visitors of all ages. Our final show of 2013 was GROW YOUR at a spectacular site at London Bridge. Internationally, we Five years in, we can look back at Science Gallery as a OWN…, an edgy and experimental look at the risks and toured exhibitions to Moscow and Kitchener, Canada, and in courageous and risky experiment by Ireland’s leading benefits of designing living organisms through synthetic November we ran a highly successful Innovation Workshop university, supported by a unique partnership between biology, curated by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Paul Freemont, in Bangalore, involving students from 28 Indian schools. Trinity College Dublin, the private sector, the Irish 01 02 01.01.13–31.12.13 2013 SCIENCE GALLERY ANNUAL REVIEW Background 02 A groundbreaking initiative by Trinity College Dublin, Our mission is to ignite Science Gallery first opened its doors in 2008. To date, creativity and discovery over 1.5 million people have experienced 28 unique Science Gallery exhibitions — 4 of which toured various where science and art collide. locations around the world — ranging from living art experiments to material science and from the future Our vision is to catalyse the of the human species to the future of play. The gallery development of the world’s has created a loyal following of visitors and has built a strong community through an ever-changing programme. leading network for involving, The programme is fuelled by the expertise of scientists, researchers, students, artists, designers, inventors, inspiring and transforming creative thinkers and entrepreneurs, creating a unique curious minds through science. model of engagement with science, aimed particularly at the hard-to-reach 15–25 year age group. Science Gallery We achieve this by encouraging our audience to discover, is focused on providing programmes and experiences express and pursue their passion for science through that allow visitors to participate and facilitate social an ever-changing programme of exhibitions, events and connections, while always providing an element of surprise. experiences, all vividly brought together at the dynamic Following international recognition, Science Gallery is intersection where science and art collide. now developing a Global Science Gallery Network with leading universities in urban centres worldwide. The Global Science Gallery Network, pioneered by founding member Trinity College Dublin, was officially launched in 2012. In 2013, it was announced that Science Gallery at King’s College London will be online in 2016, with other galleries expected to be announced in Melbourne, Bangalore and New York in the coming year. 03 04 Mouth Tank by Michael Hanna as part of OSCILLATOR 01.01.13–31.12.13 2013 SCIENCE GALLERY ANNUAL REVIEW Numbers 2013 03 MEDIA Average number of national coverage Average value of national coverage per Online coverage pieces 4 exhibitions pieces per exhibition exhibition EXHIBITIONS / PROGRAMME 44.5 863,615 240 Visitor numbers — Increase of 10.5 from 2012 —€ Increase of €81,243 from 2012 — Increase of 97 from 2012 339,264 “A place of integrity, a place 302,171 National broadcast minutes of absolute excitement, of 245,433 242,833 change. [They are] creating 203,619 the future before our eyes” “When you look at the — An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny international recognition 276 221 872 1361 1,327 120000 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 that Science Gallery has “If you think science is received, it speaks for itself.” boring you must never have — An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny visited the Science Gallery… head on down to explore '11 '08 '09 '10 '12 '13 Advertising value equivalent of national media coverage all kinds of everything, €3,736,399 as this gallery is a world Visitors during busiest week Events and workshops leader in fun.” of the year — News Four €3,163,720 '13 — 12,239 '12 — 10,983 163 214 146 116 108 185 €2,571,561 '11 — 7,576 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '10 — 3,907 '09 — 4,720 €2,177,8 31 €2,147,298 '08 —