Ciência móvel : a mediação informacional nas exposições de ummuseu itinerante

Abstract

This study verify the construction of the informational mediation of the itinerant museum Ciência Móvel: vida e saúde para todos , since the designing of their exhibitions until its completion, through the cultural and informational dynamics that took place there through several informational and communicational interactions among their actors, partners, objects, and public. It identifies various aspects of science communication that permeate its team and remarks on the cultural and social role of Moving Science in science perception of the public. For a better understanding of this scenario it was held exploratory field research applying a combination of methodological techniques derived from the qualitative methodology, by conducting field observations, document analysis and interviews with staff of the itinerant museum. By analyzing the collected data it was possible to identify where the informational exchanges take place, who are the main actors involved in these interactions, the relationships established during the process and the importance of this museum in the dissemination and popularization of science and health.