However, dissemination is often more complicated and beyond researchers’ reach even though it is a social imperative.
The need to communicate about science and technology to a growing interested public has resulted in the creation of scientific journals in different fields in which researchers explain their results. This rapport between science and art has been intensified since the nineteenth century with the objective of developing new methods of diagnosis and conservation that allow us to know and conserve cultural heritage (CH). For example, Pliny the Elder narrated the discovery of glass in his writings. Since ancient times the scientific method has been applied to the creation of works of art. The ratio of interest and learning in the ScW-CH in relationship with the level of study showed that secondary school pupils had the highest degree of interest and learning. Thanks to ScW-CH, 92% of visitors showed a very high learning level after the experience. Visitors usually presented a medium–high initial interest about visiting this exhibition, and a medium–low level of knowledge of this subject. The collected data was analysed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 22.0). During the exhibition, a survey about the opinion of visitors was carried out to study the impact of the designed new model and assess the results of the experience. The ScW-CH was held for 6 months and visited by 8226 visitors. The aim of the exhibition, was for the visitors to understand the risks posed to our monuments and artworks from a scientific point of view, and to raise awareness about the care that we should give to our CH. Therefore, the montage contained materials, equipment, information sheets, and guides to accompany visitors as storytellers.
An innovative methodology based into simulating a showcase, was designed to study hazards and vulnerability in CH.
ScW-CH was led by the researchers themselves, in collaboration with museum specialists, in order to develop a new model that makes their research accessible to all demographics. The science window titled Hidden Face of Cultural Heritage (ScW-CH) was an exhibition to show the risks (hazards + vulnerability) associated to different artworks and materials of our cultural heritage (CH). With this purpose, a new educational experience in Parque de las Ciencias (Science Park of Granada, Spain) was developed. The dissemination of research in cultural heritage preservation to the public is a task that needs new models and expressions, to capture the attention of the public and the assessment of results.