The evolution and worldwide expansion of science centres

Abstract

If we were to photograph the world of science centres today, we’d have a picture of a complex reality with various forms, a movement being continually expanded on and organized at the International level with regional networks that put thousands of small, medium and large centres together. It is a community made up of tens of thousands of men and women, passionate about their jobs, experts in science communication, skilled in the management of “museums” visited each year by thousands of millions of visitors. It is an enormous cultural network, a network of good scientific information and, at the same time, an important economic segment in the cultural tourism market.