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The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of science centers and museums dedicated to furthering public engagement with science among increasingly diverse audiences. ASTC encourages excellence and innovation in informal science learning by serving and linking its members worldwide and advancing their common goals.
Founded in 1973, ASTC now numbers nearly 600 members in over 40 countries. Members include not only science centers and museums, but also nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, and natural history and children's museums, as well as companies, consultants, and other organizations that share an interest in informal science education.
I have fond memories of going to museums like this: first, it took me out of my environment and comfort zone, exposing me to other things to think about. It nurtured a love of science, a sense of wonder - and wonder is the beginning of exploration.
"Throughout history, artist and poets, lovers and mystics, have known and written about the 'knowing' that comes from the loss of self - from the state of subjective fusion with the object of knowledge." Evelyn Fox Keller
"The state of feeling which makes one capable of such achievements is akin to that of the religious worshipper or to one who is in love." Albert Einstein
Web link: Association of Science-Technology Center
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