More than 3,500 people participate in the exhibition "Insects. Everything they tell" organized by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra.
The exhibition was on display at the Science Building of the academic center from October 18 to November 28.
28 | 11 | 2024
More than 3,500 people have visited the exhibition "Insects. Everything they tell", a creation of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra that tells the story of the life of these small animals, from their biology, shapes and colors to the adaptations that have allowed them to thrive in different habitats. The exhibition, which opened last October 18th, has remained in the Science Building of the University of Navarra until Thursday, November 28th.
More than half of the visitors to the exhibition were boys and girls from different schools, high schools and other educational centers in the region -from Pre-school, Primary, Secondary and Vocational Training: Miravalles-El Redín, IES Julio Caro Baroja, Ikastola Amaiur, IES Plaza de la Cruz, Jesuitinas, Teresianas, Adériz, Sagrado Corazón, FEC Vedruna, Escolapios, Dominicas, CP San Jorge, CI Agroforestal, CP Cardenal Ilundain, CP Puente la Reina/Gares, CPEIP La Balsa de Arróniz, IES Ibaialde (Burlada), Fundación Amor de Dios (Burlada), CEPEIP Eulza (Barañain), Nalúa Montessori (Gorráiz), CPEIP San Miguel (Orcoyen), CP Juan Bautista Irurzun (Peralta), CPEIP San Miguel (Noáin), Escuela Pública Mendialdea (Berriozar), CEPEIP Camino de Santiago (Zizur), Escuela Sanitaria de Navarra, EFA Boalares (Egea de los Caballeros) and Colegio Escuelas Pías (Jaca).
In addition, several centers and associations have visited the exhibition: the Navarre Association of High Abilities (ANAC), Isterria Special Education Center, Dar Salam Association, ONCE Foundation, Pamplona Penitentiary Center, Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid, Hospital Pedagogy of the University of Navarra Clinic, D-espacio Association, and the El Molino Occupational Center.
"The Science Museum is embarking on a journey of inclusion and accessibility in non-formal STEM education. We are thrilled by the generosity of the companies, institutions, foundations, local associations and varied centers that are providing us with their support and expertise on this journey," says Marie-Anne Reynell, Director of Development at the Science Museum University of Navarra.
Students from different educational centers and associations have been able to take a guided tour of the exhibition and carry out workshops around it. Thus, activities have been developed where students have learned to find out the habitat of different insects by looking at the adaptations of their bodies. They also learned about the vision of insects and conducted small experiments with sound to understand the perception of these animals.
Both the exhibition and the workshops developed for schools have been adapted to all audiences and have had easy-to-read texts, 3D pieces to touch and audio guides available for blind people. The guides for the exhibition were students from the Faculty of Science of the University of Navarra and students from El Molino School participated in more than ten sessions.
Family workshops and informative talks
Under the umbrella of the exhibition and its theme, the Science Museum has organized family workshops on weekends in October and November, which have been attended by a total of 160 people: "Insects blind"; "Education with live animals", "Culinary adventure: edible insects", "Art and Science Workshop" and "Insects and the magic of bioluminescence".
On the other hand, more than 180 people have participated in the conferences with experts that were held in the Civivox of Iturrama: "Screening of the documentary "The Caretakers" and discussion"; "The role of Functional Biodiversity in the urban environment" and "Biomimicry: regenerative disruptive innovation inspired by Nature". These workshops and conferences have had the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) / Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
"Insects. Todo lo que cuentan" is a production of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra that has had the scientific advice of the Department of Environmental Biology of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Navarra. In addition, the Museum has been sponsored by Fundación Caja Navarra, Seguros de salud Acunsa-Clínica Universidad de Navarra and Onesta, and with the collaboration of Fundación Ciganda Ferrer, Colegio El Molino, Civivox-Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, Wildbear, National Film and Television School, and Fundación ONCE.