Michael John Gorman

Originally from Ireland, Prof. Dr. Michael John Gorman is Founding Director of BIOTOPIA – Naturkundemuseum Bayern, a new museum linking life sciences, art and design in development at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich, and University Professor (Chair) in Life Sciences in Society at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Previously, Michael John was Founding Director of the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin, a space dedicated to igniting creativity and discovery where science and art collided. In 2012 he founded Science Gallery International with the goal of bringing Science Gallery experiences to a global audience, with support from Google at the Wellcome Trust. Plans are already at an advanced stage to establish Science Gallery spaces in London, Melbourne, Bangalore and Venice as part of the global Science Gallery Network.

Prior to founding Science Gallery, Michael John was Lecturer in Science, Technology and Society at Stanford University and has held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has written books on topics ranging from Buckminster Fuller’s designs to seventeenth century art. He received his PhD in History from the European University Institute in Florence and his BA in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University.