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As a member of the curation team at Stapferhaus in Lenzburg, Lisa Gnirss has been heavily involved in her museum’s efforts to engage visitors in...
As a former Director of Web and New Media Strategy for the Smithsonian Institution and co-founder of the Museum of the United Nations – UN...
Frauke Stengel, Communications Officer and Sustainability Manager at the Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, recently presented at the Green Museums Summit to share the institution’s bold journey...
In August 2022, a pioneering initiative emerged in Hamburg, Germany, uniting eleven art institutions under the shared goal of achieving ecological sustainability. Dubbed “Eleven to...
The ecological crises of our time, marked by climate change and biodiversity loss, often feel overwhelming. Public narratives are saturated with apocalyptic warnings, leaving many...
In June 2022, Moderna Museet in Stockholm embarked on a bold journey to explore the intersection of art, food, and the climate crisis. Collaborating with...
Museums are not just repositories of history and culture; they are increasingly becoming advocates for environmental stewardship. This article delves into the evolving responsibilities of...
MuseumNext invited the Design Museum’s Head of Exhibitions and Environmental Impact Lead, Elise Foster Vander Elst, and Alexie Sommer of the URGE Collective to share...
As museums and galleries around the globe place more emphasis on sustainability and green initiatives, their shops have a responsibility to reflect those same changing...
As Canada’s second largest science centre and a global leader in science communication, Science North has an important role to play in driving environmental sustainability....
Today sees the launch of The Wild Escape, a new collaboration between 500 UK museums and artists designed to inspire hundreds of thousands of primary...
Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, ranks sustainability as one of its most important themes to guide activity and outreach programmes. This...
The day I took those Friends of the Earth leaflets into school, filled with concern over pollution and environmental destruction, is still etched on my...
Museums are increasingly aware of the role they have to play in tackling the climate emergency, but the sector has a large carbon footprint with museums...
Maintaining and looking after museum exhibitions can have a measurable effect on an institution’s environmental impact. With one eye on the future and an appreciation...
It’s no longer enough for museums to simply serve as monuments to preservation — they must now focus on conservation, as well. As climate change...
To address the urgency of our climate crisis, exhibitions highlighting destructive environmental actions –particularly ocean plastic consumption – have become increasingly popular. In an effort...
The London Museum of Water and Steam has taken a creative approach to sustainability. Their aim is to address the climate emergency by creating a...
In 2015 the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals – as a roadmap for the sustainable development of all people and our planet. In...
Since its grand opening in November 2021, M+, Hong Kong’s museum of contemporary visual culture, has positioned itself as a pioneering institution not just in...
The Gallery of Ecological Art (formerly China gallery) at the British Museum of Decolonised Nature. Image courtesy John Zhang and Studio JZ, Author provided Colin...
In 2000, the United Nations developed eight humanitarian goals known as the MDGs, or millennium development goals. Communities, organisations and institutions took up their share...
Museums have long been seen as custodians of culture, history, and knowledge, safeguarding objects and stories for future generations. But in an era defined by...
In recent years, museums have increasingly recognised their role as active participants in social conversations. No longer content to simply act as guardians of history,...
