
The Museum of Doubt
A Modest Manifesto by a Science Curator
Marjan Doom(Author)
Lannoo Publishers
Published on 2. October 2020
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Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-94-014-7180-0 (ISBN)
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Description
If one wants to paint a realistic picture of the scientific practice,
one cannot only parade success stories and easily digestible results.
But how to present the beauty and complexity as well as the
vulnerability of science without jeopardising its credibility? In The Museum of Doubt
Marjan Doom looks for an answer to that question. The opening of the
Ghent University Museum (GUM) provided her, as curator, with the
opportunity to reflect on the role of science museums in the 21st
century. She delivers a passionate plea for a better dialogue between
science and art, but also for a revaluation of doubt. Like science
itself, a museum is an ideal sanctuary to let go of false certainties
and give doubt its rightful place again.
one cannot only parade success stories and easily digestible results.
But how to present the beauty and complexity as well as the
vulnerability of science without jeopardising its credibility? In The Museum of Doubt
Marjan Doom looks for an answer to that question. The opening of the
Ghent University Museum (GUM) provided her, as curator, with the
opportunity to reflect on the role of science museums in the 21st
century. She delivers a passionate plea for a better dialogue between
science and art, but also for a revaluation of doubt. Like science
itself, a museum is an ideal sanctuary to let go of false certainties
and give doubt its rightful place again.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Tielt
Belgium
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 121 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
114 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-014-7180-0 (9789401471800)
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As a veterinarian at Ghent University, Marjan Doom did
research into animal anatomy, specifically of the vascular system. As
the director of the Ghent University Museum she explores the interfaces
between science, art, and society.
research into animal anatomy, specifically of the vascular system. As
the director of the Ghent University Museum she explores the interfaces
between science, art, and society.