Abstract
Science Gallery Bengaluru was established to serve as a two-way bridge between the public and new and old research. This work is furthered through public engagement in the form of year-long living exhibitions, a public laboratory complex with five experimental spaces, and a mentorship initiative for young adults. There is a strong conversation about professions in science and engineering in the Indian public domain, but its cultural equivalent is less developed. In this context, ideas and topics for exploration at the Gallery are chosen not for novelty with which the public is to be familiarized, but for their already robust presence in public discourse in order to explore their complexity through research in the human, social, and natural sciences, with a view to enabling visitors to make more informed choices in everyday life.
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