ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the most complex and polarizing topics to recently emerge in museum education. It is also a topic that has emerged at the precise time that museums are undergoing great transition, moving away from an authoritarian framework toward a democratic one that seeks to integrate diverse audiences and multiple perspectives. Climate change has manifest at a moment when the legitimacy and authority of science is being publicly questioned and debated. In the post-truth era of “fake news” and disposable facts, with the public increasingly suspicious and distrustful of media and government to provide reliable and accurate information, museums are positioned to assume an essential role in public education on climate change. Drawing upon research conducted at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science on visitors’ understanding and expectations on climate change messaging, this paper explores the critical role research and evaluation assume in the emerging discourse on climate change in science museums.

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气候变化后真相时代的关键作用研究与评估

摘要 气候变化是最近在博物馆教育中出现的最复杂和两极分化的话题之一。这也是在博物馆正在经历巨大转变、从专制框架转向民主框架、寻求整合不同观众和多种观点的确切时间出现的话题。在科学的合法性和权威受到公开质疑和辩论的时刻，气候变化已经显现。在“假新闻”和一次性事实的后真相时代，公众越来越怀疑和不信任媒体和政府提供可靠和准确的信息，博物馆定位于在气候变化公众教育中发挥重要作用。