I. Monday morning:  Thinking about museums.
University of Chicago, Research Institutes Room 480,
Chair Prof.  Robert Richards (History, Chicago)

8:30   Coffee, registration.

8:55   Prof. Heinrich Jaeger (Physics, Chicago)
"Greetings."

9:00   Prof. Leo Kadanoff (Physics, Chicago)
"Science Museums:  Powerful Ideas, Exciting Shows, Beautiful Objects."

9:10   Prof. Morris Fred (Social Sciences, Chicago)
"Musings on Museum Education: Digging for Knowledge at Spertus Museum's ARTiFACT Center."

9:40   Prof. Sidney Nagel (Physics, Chicago)
"The Art and Science of Communication about Science."

10:10   Coffee.

10:30   Prof.  Joel Snyder (Art History, Chicago)
"Museums and Industry."

11:10   Prof.  Raymond Fogelson (Anthropology, Chicago)
"A Tale of One City and Two Science Museums."

11:40   Prof.  Steven Conn (History, Ohio State)
"From the Glass Case to the Omnimax: Science in Museums, 1870-Present."
 

II.  Monday afternoon: The Museum experience
 Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Columbian Room,
 Chair, Prof.  Robert Perlman (Biological Sciences Division, Chicago)

1:30   Bus leaves from Research Institutes Building (5640 S. Ellis Avenue) for Museum of Science and Industry.

2:00   Prof.  Leon Lederman (Board member, MSI)
"Public Science Savvy is Crucial! "

2:15   Ms. Julia Borst Brazas (Director, Chicago WebDocent Project, Chicago)
"Bringing the Museum to the Classroom:  Teachers and Web-based Curriculum Development."

2:30   Dr.  John H. Falk (Institute for Learning Innovation, Annapolis, MD)
"Learning Science from Museums."

3:00   Dr. Barry Aprison (Director of Science and Technology, MSI )
"Designing Compelling Science Exhibits: Putting the  Invisible on Display."

3:30   Coffee break.

3:45   Dr. Partricia Ward (Exhibit Developer, MSI)
"Finding the Focus for an Exhibit."

4:00    Museum tours.
Tour guides Drs.  B.  Aprison and P.  Ward
[Exhibits: Genetics: Decoding Life, AIDS: The War Within,  and perhaps  NetWorld, TIME or IMAGING: The Tools of Science.]

5:30   Bus leaves for Research Institute.

6:00   Bus leaves Research Institute for Greek Islands Restuarant.

Evening Program at Greek Islands restuarant.
6:30   Cocktails and discussion of day's events.

7:30   Dinner .
 

III. Tuesday morning:  Presenting science in museums.
The Field Museum, Founders' Room,
Chair Prof. Robert McCormick Adams (Anthropology, UCSD)

8:30   Bus leaves from Research Institutes Building for Field Museum

9:15   Dr.  Robert Martin (Vice President, Academic Affairs, The Field Museum)
"The Global Museum: Academic Affairs."

9:35  Ms.  Sophia Siskel (Director, Exhibition and Education Programs, The Field Museum )
"The Global Museum: Exhibitions at the Field Museum."

10:00   Dr.  Paul Knappenberger (President, The Adler Planetarium)
"Creating Science Exhibits that Meet Audience Needs."

10:15   Dr.  Lucy Fortson  (Adler Planetarium and the University of Chicago)
"The Importance of Research Scientists Working in the Museum Environment."

10:45   Museum/Planetarium  tours. Three alternative tours:

• Field I: Life through Time, Underground Adventure
• Field II: Pawnee Lodge,  Northwest Indian/Inuit, Chocolate
• Planetarium

1:30    Bus leaves Field Museum for University of Chicago.
 

IV. Tuesday afternoon:  New Visions of Museums.
University of Chicago, Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 206,
Chair Prof. Heinrich Jaeger (Chicago, Physics)

2:15   Dr.  Norman MacLeod (Paleontology, The Natural History Museum, London)
"PaleoBase: Images, Databases, Collection Catalogues, and Commercialism in the Emerging Virtual Museum."

2:45   Prof.  Barbara Stafford (Art History, Chicago)
"Devices of Wonder: New Installations/New Ideas."

3:15   Coffee.

3:45   Prof.  Eric Heller (Physics, Harvard)
"Reaching Another Audience: Contemporary Art Inspired by Science."

4:15   Prof.  W. J. T. Mitchell (English, Chicago)
"Bringing Art to the Science Museum."

4:45   Prof.  Michael Ruse (Philosophy, Florida State)
"Museums -- the refuge of the second-rate?"

5:15   Prof. Leo Kadanoff (Physics, Chicago)
"Summing Up"  and final discussion

5:30   Adjourn.