The Luxembourg Science Center is set to put controversy and management concerns behind it, as the new general director took the reins on Thursday.
In a press conference, new director Nancy Racké described it as a phase of "normality and transparency". Former director Nicolas Didier was removed from his post last September amid accusations of conflict of interest, and for months, the future of the Science Center was in doubt.
Racké said: "We have set ourselves up differently, with a new internal order so people can no longer have a combination of roles or positions. We also created a new finance department with a new system, so we can do analytical accounting and be much more transparent in projects with our partners, and also with the public."
The board of directors has also been completely replaced. New treasurer Serge Allegrezza emphasised that despite the past conflict of interest, the new internal organisation was now functioning as it always should have:
"So we now have a president, the director is separate and not a member of the board, and above all, our new director does not run a company with a monopoly on supplying the Science Center."
With the mistakes of the past now corrected, the Science Center's goal for the future is to attract even more visitors, with plans to renovate the large hall and introduce temporary exhibitions.
