Science Gallery

Science Gallery
Established 1 February 2008
Location Naughton Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates 53°20′39″N 6°15′02″W / 53.34412°N 6.250427°W / 53.34412; -6.250427
Type Science centre
Visitors 1.8 million visitors (2008-2014)
Director Lynn Scarff[1]
Public transit access Dublin Pearse railway station, Iarnród Éireann
Website dublin.sciencegallery.com

The Science Gallery is a public science centre at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 2008 and housed in Trinity's Naughton Institute, it holds various exhibitions and lectures with a view to science outreach and art-science collaborations. Unlike most science centres, it has no permanent collection, but rather a series of 4-6 temporary exhibitions each year.

Establishment and location

Science Gallery Dublin on Pearse Street at Night

The Science Gallery Dublin is located within the Naughton Institute of Trinity College, Dublin, which opened in early 2008. The goal of the Gallery is to host a programme of exhibitions, workshops, and events to engage people aged 15–25 with science and technology.[2] Since its opening the Gallery has received funding and support from Google.[3]

In 2011 the Gallery attracted 242,000 visitors,[4] in 2014 that had risen to 400,000, and has seen a total of 1.8 million visitors from 2008 to 2014.[5] The Gallery was featured on a limited edition 2015 An Post stamp, which was part of a series along with the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, celebrating recent Irish scientific achievements.[5]

Exhibitions

The Gallery hosts a number of exhibitions every year of varying length. Science Gallery's opening show was LIGHTWAVE in early 2008,[2] and has since gone on to host 32 other shows.[6] A component of a number of the exhibitions is the ability for the public to participate in ongoing research. Examples of this are the collection of data on the water consumption and showering habits of visitors to the HOME/SICK exhibition WashLab.[7]

The remit of the Gallery has expanded over the years, with it now organising events such as TEDxDublin and Dublin Maker. Some of the exhibitions now travel internationally, with ILLUSION travelling to San Diego, and BIORHYTHM exhibited in Taiwan.[5] The Science Gallery is now part of an international group, Science Gallery International (SGI), which has the aim of setting up 8 similar galleries across the world by 2020, supported by Google[3] and the Wellcome Trust.[8] The first of which will be in London in collaboration with King's College London, and is due to open in 2016. In 2014, the plans for a Science Gallery in Bangalore, India were announced, with the Gallery planned to open in 2018. The SGI has an agreement to open a gallery with the City College of New York.[9]

References

  1. ↑ https://dublin.sciencegallery.com/profile/lynnscarff
  2. 1 2 "The Science Gallery launched at TCD with LIGHTWAVE exhibition". Trinity News and Events. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Ryan, Susan (14 Dec 2011). "Google donates €1million to Ireland's Science Gallery". The Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Cullen, Paul (3 Feb 2012). "Rise in cultural and heritage visitors". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Riggs, Samuel. "Science Gallery Honoured With Own Stamp". The University Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Previous seasons at Science Gallery". Science Gallery Dublin. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Ahlstrom, Dick (20 April 2015). "Science Gallery shows us that home is where the heart and the hazards are". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Doyle, Carmel. "Science Gallery to spawn its innovative formula in London, with new €8.2m funding". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "New Science Gallery announced for India". King's College London. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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