Science Museums in Transition is intended to further discussion and debate on how museums address the political and social ramifications of science and, as such, should be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students of museum studies, science, anthropology, education and history.

Hooley McLaughlin is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Information Studiesat the University of Toronto in Canada.

Judy Diamond is a Professor and Curator at the University of Nebraska State Museum in the USA.

Contributor Biographies

1. Inclusion and Relevance in Natural History Museums
2. Re-Exhibiting Africa at the Penn Museum: An Interview with Penn Museum Curator Tukufu Zuberi
3. Science, Islam and Critical Thinking: Lessons for Museums
4. Museum Mantras, Teachings from Indian Country: Posterity is Now; Failure is an Option, and Repatriation is a Foundation for Research
5. Ensuring Our People Have a Place that Feels Like Home
6. Reflections on Empowering Youth in Science Museums
7. Promoting Responsible Citizenship in Science Museums through Student Curated Exhibits
8. Conflicts Between Traditional Knowledge Systems And Western Science: Do We Need To Revise Our Thinking in Order to Engage Youth from All Heritages?
9. Navigating Worldviews in Conversation with David Begay and Nancy Maryboy
10. Youth and the Challenge to Define the Museum of the Future