We encounter visualizations of science every day, whether we’re following the spread of a wildfire or watching an animation on gene editing. After years of researching and designing visualizations for the public, what have we learned about what works and what doesn’t?

This was the question explored in a a project I led at the Exploratorium in 2019, VISUALISE: Visualization for Informal Science Education which was the first conference focused on creating effective visualizations for science museums and other venues for informal science education. VISUALISE, which was made possible through funding from the National Science Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, brought together museum professionals, learning researchers, computer scientists, artists, and technology developers to share their work and identify opportunities, knowledge gaps, and emerging research.  Recordings from the conferences presentations and a PDF of the proceedings can be found on the Exploratorium website.