XPERIMENTER PROGRAMME

17 January – 16 July 2022

The Xperimenter Programme offers young adults the chance to interact with leading experts working in diverse disciplinary fields. Through a series of workshops, proseminars, and mentorship meetings, the Xperimenters develop skills in writing, communication, design thinking, and more.

The 2022 Xperimenter cohort consisted of a group of four dynamic young adults who served as ambassadors to the gallery, and helped in shaping public programmes by bringing young voices to the forefront.

The programme was recently selected as a finalist for the Falling Walls Future Learning category.

SUMMER SCHOOL ON CARBON

13 June – 08 July 2022

As a part of our upcoming exhibition-season CARBON, we hosted a residential summer school exploring the role of carbon in the Anthropocene. By bringing together theoretical frameworks, the lab, the field, and the archives, we constructed an interdisciplinary and socially engaged way to think about carbon. Using the rich resources of research and cultural institutions as well as community initiatives in Bangalore, the school explored how carbon is an integral part of the city.

The 20 participants of the Summer School came from across the country and had diverse backgrounds, as well as keen interests in ecology, sustainability, policy, and more. Participants in the school got to learn from the foremost scholars, artists, and activists who are studying carbon through the lenses of sustainability and climate change.

GLOBAL WE CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS

08 November 2022 – 28 April 2023

Science Gallery Bengaluru facilitated climate engagement programmes Through the “Global We for Climate Action,” with the Museum for the United Nations – UN Live, supported by the IKEA Foundation. The programme aimed to broaden the climate conversation by engaging people who are generally left out and feel little agency in shaping the future of the world – especially younger generations, people disproportionately affected by climate change, and people in conflict-ridden societies. These conversations also served to become channels to bring these perspectives to leaders who have the power and means to accelerate the decisions and actions to protect our planet.

The ‘Global We’ programme featured ten immersive conversation portals, one of which was launched at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru on 8th November 2022. The portal was open to the general public until April 30, 2023. They can also participate in film screenings, conversations with experts, workshops and other diverse formats of programming around the theme of climate change.

Explore more on the Global We and the Museum for the United Nations here.