Association of Science-Technology Centers
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The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) is an international organization of science center
s and science museum
s. Members are located in more than 40 countries. Founded in 1973, the organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
, USA.
ASTC holds an annual conference, publishes books and reports, provides professional development, and supports online communities for people who work in and with science centers. ASTC also is home to the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), which was founded in 2007 with support from the National Science Foundation.
Science centers and museums that are part of the ASTC Travel Passport Program honor the memberships of other Passport participants, as long as the museums are 90+ miles apart and the visitor shows their membership card. Restrictions based on residency also apply.
Science center
A science center or science centre is a science museum that emphasizes a hands-on approach, featuring interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to experiment and explore....
s and science museum
Science museum
A science museum or a science centre is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in museology have broadened the range of...
s. Members are located in more than 40 countries. Founded in 1973, the organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, USA.
ASTC holds an annual conference, publishes books and reports, provides professional development, and supports online communities for people who work in and with science centers. ASTC also is home to the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), which was founded in 2007 with support from the National Science Foundation.
Science centers and museums that are part of the ASTC Travel Passport Program honor the memberships of other Passport participants, as long as the museums are 90+ miles apart and the visitor shows their membership card. Restrictions based on residency also apply.
External links
- ASTC official website
- Find a Science Center
- ExhibitFiles, ASTC's community site for exhibit developers and designers
- ASTC's IGLO initiative (International Action on Global Warming)
- Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education