More than 3,500 people participate in the exhibition "Insects. Everything they tell" organized by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra.
The sample has remained in 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 was inaugurated last October 18th, has remained at the Sciences Building of the University of Navarra until Thursday, November 28th.
More than half of the visitors to the exhibition have been children from different schools, institutes, and other educational centers of the region -from Pre-school, Primary, Secondary and Professional training : Miravalles-El Redín, IES Julio Caro Baroja, Ikastola Amaiur, IES place 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 high school Escuelas Pías (Jaca).
In addition, several centers and associations have visited the exhibition: association Navarra de Altas Capacidades (ANAC), Centro de Education Especial Isterria, association Dar Salam, Fundación ONCE, Centro Penitenciario de Pamplona, Comisión Española de financial aid al Refugiado, Pedagogía Hospitalaria de la Clínica Universidad de Navarra, association D-espacio, and Centro Ocupacional El Molino.
"The Science Museum is embarking on a journey of inclusion and accessibility on the non-formal Education STEM. We are thrilled by the generosity of the companies, institutions, foundations, local associations and varied centers that are supporting us and knowledge on this journey," says Marie-Anne Reynell, director of development of the Science Museum University of Navarra.
Students from different educational centers and associations have been able to make the visit guided to 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. Also, they have learned how the vision of insects and have made small experiments with sound to understand how is 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 of the exhibition have been students of the School of Sciences of the University of Navarra and students from high school El Molino have 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 colloquium"; "The role of Functional Biodiversity in the urban environment" and "Biomimicry: regenerative disruptive innovation inspired by Nature". These workshops and conferences have counted with the partnership 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 department of Environmental Biology of the School of Sciences of the University of Navarra. sponsorship In addition, the Museum has had the support of the Fundación Caja Navarra, Seguros de salud Acunsa-Clínica Universidad de Navarra and Onesta, and with the partnership of the Fundación Ciganda Ferrer, high school El Molino, Civivox-Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, Wildbear, National Film and Television School, and the Fundación ONCE.
