Remo Besio
Remo Besio (born May 30, 1940 ; † March 14, 2016 ) was the director of the Swiss Science Center Technorama for many years .
Life
Remo Besio was director of the Technorama in Winterthur from 1990 to 2008 . He was responsible for transforming the former industrial museum into a science center based on the American model. Under his leadership, the number of visitors rose to around a quarter of a million a year. For this achievement Besio was awarded the City of Winterthur Culture Prize in 2001.
Web links
- Long-time Science Center Director Remo Besio has died at the age of 75 , Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 18, 2016
- Remo Besio, the man who turned Technorama from a problem into a successful model , SRF Regionaljournal Zürich – Schaffhausen, November 9, 2008
- The Technorama deduster , Tages-Anzeiger, November 2, 2008
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Besio, Remo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss director of the Swiss Science Center Technorama |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1940 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2016 |