Sebastien Soubiran
Sébastien Soubiran is director of the Jardin des sciences, a cultural department of the University of Strasbourg developing scientific outreach activities, in charge of a planetarium and the coordination of the preservation and the valorisation of university’s collections and museums. He trained as a physicist and an historian of science in Paris (Centre Alexandre Koyré) and Oxford (Museum of history of science and Faculty of history). His present research work is at the crossword between social history of science and museum studies. He teaches history of science, history of museums and scientific heritage management in master classes in Strasbourg. He shares the project management of the renovation of the zoological museum of Strasbourg with the museum director. He curated 4 exhibitions, co-authored a book on heritage of knowlegde. He is co-director of a special review savoirs collectés at the University Press of Strasbourg. He is founding member and former president of UNIVERSEUM (2017-2024), a European network dedicated to the preservation and promotion of academic historical heritage.
Most recent publications:
- Sébastien Soubiran, “Knocking down the walls between universities and the public”, in New Directions in University Museums, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023, p. 257-264.
- Sébastien Soubiran, “A living cultural heritage to preserve, study and share”, Academic heritage at LERU Universities, LERU, 2022, p. 8-13.
