Photos: Emerson Humans Take Over Museum of Science
Emerson College students, staff, and faculty took over Boston’s Museum of Science with games, movies, discussions and more on April 27.
Throughout the takeover seven groups of Emerson students explored the theme of “being human,” part of a yearlong collaboration between Emerson and the Museum.
The daylong Takeover was part of EmersonTogether.
Photos by Christopher McIntosh
The takeover is part of a yearlong collaboration between Emerson College and the Museum of Science. 
The Robbins Center offered free hearing tests to museum visitors during the takeover. 
Seven groups of Emerson College students took over Boston’s Museum of Science with exhibitions of their own, all exploring the theme of “being human.” 
Students pushed the boundaries of storytelling and innovation through games, displays, and presentations of their academic work 
Emerson College students engaged participants throughout the Museum at seven different activities. 
Emerson College students, staff and faculty teamed up together for the takeover of the Museum of Science. 
The Museum’s IMAX theater hosted a Short Film Festival, featuring a selection of short films from Emerson students discussing the meaning and importance of storytelling in human connection.
“I don’t think it’s ever been more relevant to be talking about what being human is and how it connects everyone,” said Marketing Communication affiliated faculty member Sharon Topper, one of three faculty members, along with Journalism Professor Paul Mihailidis and Marlboro Institute Associate Professor Jon Honea, leading Emerson’s end of the collaboration. “Regardless of … your beliefs, we’re all human, so it’s so important to remember that we’re all connected.”
Topper’s students competed in one of two Innovation Tournaments, focused on addressing the environmental and ethical implications of fast fashion. The other Innovation Tournament, featuring students of Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Ruth Grossman centered on autism and communication.
In another part of the museum, CSD graduate students presented ways to promote healthy communication and swallowing, including preventing voice disorders, noise-induced hearing loss, and early identification of childhood struggles with swallowing, hearing, and literacy.
The Mugar Omni Theater hosted a Short Film Festival featuring a selection of short films from Emerson students that discussed the meaning and importance of storytelling in human connection.
And the partnership doesn’t end this semester as Topper said the Takeover is just the beginning.
“It’s the first time we’re doing anything like this. [W]e’ll learn from this one and try to make it bigger and better in November,” she said.
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