Abstract
The present article is about the development of the science museum net in India started in 1956, when the government of that country created the Industry and Technology Museum in Calcutta. In the 1960's and 1970's, due to the need of simple programs for rural communities and small villages, the idea of Mobile Science Exhibits (MSE) started. In order to take universal scientific concepts to those who could not visit museums, the Museobus was projected. At that time, the educational focus in museums changes from exhibiting artifacts to encouraging learning through "doing". The Exploratorium in San Francisco influenced the approach of museums in India. While the first Science Centre was built in Mumbai, the Planning COmmission of the Indian government created a task force to study the development of Sciences Museums. In 1978, the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) was created as an independent institution, which later became part of the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare. Twenty-five years after the creation of the Council, the movement for informal science teaching had acquired a solid background. In 1978, their priority was to expand the net of science Centres and Museums. Now, the priority is to achieve better quality and more efficient communication. Nowadays, Indian Science Centres evaluate the impact their activities have on individual, social and economic reality. With new technologies and approaches, they try to emphasize their relevance in a society that is characterized by having a great number of languages and poor education in science.
Highlights
Este artigo trata da evolução da rede de museus de ciência na Índia desde 1956, quando o governo deste país estabeleceu um Museu Industrial e Tecnológico em Calcutá
While the first Science Centre was being built in Mumbai, the Planning Commission of the Government of India constituted a task force to asses the activities of the Science Museums functioning under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and recommended the course of action to be taken for the growth, sustenance and adequate use of these institutions
With the strengthening of the network infrastructure, such activities gained momentum in the eighties. For those who cannot come to the science museums or centres in cities or district towns, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) endeavours to carry the message of science to far-flung corners of the country by way of cond ucting Mobile Science Exhibitions (MSE)
Summary
K.: The science centre movement in Índia: a conspectus. In 1978, the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) was created as an independent institution, which later became part of the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare. In 1978, their priority was to expand the net of Science Centres and Museums. K.: O movimento dos centros de ciência na Índia: um resumo. Este artigo trata da evolução da rede de museus de ciência na Índia desde 1956, quando o governo deste país estabeleceu um Museu Industrial e Tecnológico em Calcutá. Enquanto era construído o primeiro Centro de Ciências em Mumbai, a Comissão de Planejamento do governo indiano criou uma força tarefa para estudar o crescimento dos Museus da Ciência. Em 1978, a prioridade era a expansão da rede de Museus e Centro de Ciência. PALAVRAS CHAVES: Índia; centro de ciências, museus de ciências; Conselho Nacional de Museus da Ciência; educação em ciência
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