Aporte de las exposiciones museológicas a la apropiación social de la ciencia desde la divulgación científica en el museo Interactivo de ciencia (mic) de Quito.

Abstract

Science museums can and should contribute to the Social Appropriation of Science (ASC). Their educational, museological and museographic proposals should focus on contributing to the formation of reflective people, who through critical thinking participate actively and responsibly in making sustainable decisions that guarantee the survival of the Planet. Despite the enormous potential of science museums within the ASC, research on this field in the museum field is incipient. This may have multiple explanations, from the fact that knowledge sharing among museum professionals does exist at a practical level, but academia is rarely included; or that the literature discussing scenarios for CSA covers a wide range of institutions, but has not focused specifically on museum work. In order to understand the contribution of museum exhibits to the field of social appropriation of science from the perspective of science popularization, the perceptions of children aged 7 to 12 years old on the concepts of climate change, adaptation to climate change and its implications were analyzed. Taking as a case study the exhibition "Stories that are not stories: The climate is changing", developed by the Interactive Museum of Science (MIC), together with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) through the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PLANACC), and with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), together with the Subsecretary for Climate Change.