The museum of doubt
Subtitle: a modest manifesto by a science curator
By: Marjan Doom
Series: Characters
Publisher: Academia Press
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Ghent, Belgium
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9789401471800
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Science museums; Philosophy; Science; Belief and doubt; Communication in science
Work titles: Museum van de twijfel
Description: If one wants to paint a realistic picture of the scientific practice, one cannot only parade success stories and easily digestible results. But how to present the beauty and complexity as well as the vulnerability of science without jeopardising its credibility? In The Museum of Doubt Marjan Doom looks for an answer to that question. The opening of the Ghent University Museum (GUM) provided her, as curator, with the opportunity to reflect on the role of science museums in the 21st century. She delivers a passionate plea for a better dialogue between science and art, but also for a revaluation of doubt. Like science itself, a museum is an ideal sanctuary to let go of false certainties and give doubt its rightful place again. Transl. from Dutch (ISBN 9789401465779).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from Dutch.