Esplora STEAM Strategy 2030

Culture Venture has been awarded a public tender to design and deliver the Esplora STEAM Strategy 2030, a comprehensive strategic framework that will guide the development of Malta’s national interactive science centre over the coming years.

The assignment focuses on developing an evidence-based, future-oriented and stakeholder-driven strategy that reflects Esplora’s evolving role at the intersection of science, technology, creativity, culture, education, public engagement and tourism. The strategy will position Esplora as a key national platform for STEAM learning and interdisciplinary exchange.

The process is built around two core pillars: rigorous research and inclusive public consultation. Through desk research, stakeholder engagement and public consultation phases, our work will examine Esplora’s past performance, emerging trends in STEAM education and the broader national and European policy context. This approach ensures that the strategy is grounded in evidence while reflecting the expectations and experiences of educators, visitors, cultural practitioners, policy stakeholders and the wider community.

The process will unfold across several stages, including research and analysis, two phases of public consultation, and the development of a Draft and Final Strategy Document. The final strategy will set out Esplora’s vision, mission, strategic priorities and action plan for 2026–2030, supported by tools such as a Theory of Change, education-alignment frameworks, inclusion and community engagement plans, practitioner-in-residence models, and mechanisms for integrating the arts within STEAM programming.