Nordic Science Centre Association

The Nordic Science Centre Association (also known as NSCF, abbreviated from the Swedish name Nordisk Science Center Forbund) was established in a meeting in Finland in October 1987. The first chairman of NSCF was Per-Edvin Persson, long-time director of Finnish science centre Heureka. Starting from 2015, the chairman is Pilvi Kolk, board member of Science Centre AHHAA in Estonia.

NSCF helps to establish the contact between the science centres (i.e. exhibition and activity centres whose goal is the popularisation of science and who aim to teach through interactive exhibits and demonstrations) in Scandinavian and Baltic Countries.

The aim of the association is to encourage the cooperation and the exchange of ideas between its member institutions. Contact and cooperation are facilitated by the annual meetings and the newsletter that is issued five times a year. Several members have also cooperated more closely by exchanging exhibits and exhibitions and participating in pan-European projects. The NSCF Scholarship also allows the science centre staff to travel to other member organizations (for training purposes).

NSCF is an associate member of ECSITE, the European Network of Science Centres and Museums.

The association is led by a governing board that is re-elected in every two years. From 2015 to 2017, it consists of the following members:

In order to become a member of NSCF, an organisation must comply with the charters of NSCF, submit a written application to the board and pay the membership fee. After that, membership has to be confirmed by voting at the next General Council (the annual meeting).[1]

Currently, NSCF has members from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia and Latvia. The full list of members is updated four times a year and can be found here.

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