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In this peer-reviewed article, the authors discuss three approaches the Mission Future: Arizona 2045 exhibition uses to engage visitors in learning about climate change, space exploration, and equitable futures: theory from the field of futures studies; methods of experiential futures combined with those of science center exhibitions; and practices for culturally sustaining learning about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Based on data from summative evaluation and exploratory research, we conclude that the exhibition is successful in supporting visitors’ futures capabilities and STEM content learning and suggest ways that other exhibitions might be informed by design strategies used in Mission Future.
This article first appeared in the American Alliance of Museums journal Exhibition (Spring 2024) vol. 43, no. 1, and is reproduced with permission.
https://www.aam-us.org/programs/exhibition-journal/exhibition-journal-issues/
Suggested Citation:
Ostman, R., Anderson, A., Kollmann, E. K., & Martin, P. (2024). Mission Future: An experiential future. Exhibition 43(1), pp. 32–44.
DESCRIPTION
In this peer-reviewed article, the authors discuss three approaches the Mission Future: Arizona 2045 exhibition uses to engage visitors in learning about climate change, space exploration, and equitable futures: theory from the field of futures studies; methods of experiential futures combined with those of science center exhibitions; and practices for culturally sustaining learning about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Based on data from summative evaluation and exploratory research, we conclude that the exhibition is successful in supporting visitors’ futures capabilities and STEM content learning and suggest ways that other exhibitions might be informed by design strategies used in Mission Future.
This article first appeared in the American Alliance of Museums journal Exhibition (Spring 2024) vol. 43, no. 1, and is reproduced with permission.
https://www.aam-us.org/programs/exhibition-journal/exhibition-journal-issues/
Suggested Citation:
Ostman, R., Anderson, A., Kollmann, E. K., & Martin, P. (2024). Mission Future: An experiential future. Exhibition 43(1), pp. 32–44.
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Exhibition journal is published by the American Alliance of Museums.
Article written by authors at Arizona State University and Museum of Science, Boston
This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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