Science Museums, scientific divulgation and information: reflections about ideology and memory

Abstract

The growing interest in science / technology interrelation and its implications in daily life of various social segments cause significant increase in initiatives to promote access increasing the general public to the products of science. On has intention of to examine the ideological issues which characterize the actions of scientific divulgation of science in museums operated by means of exhibitions emphasizing the importance of the practices of processing the information of scientific character and its consequences in the formation of social memory.