Looking Ahead: Sustainability Adding Value to Reopening
Museums have huge roles to play in helping all imagine and contemplate a sustainable future through engagement. The buildings housing exhibits, interactive displays, and collections also provide major opportunities to address climate …
Endowments: Considering Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) Factors
Endowments are unique to institutions including museums. And today, museums are no longer limited to achieving missions through programming alone. Increasingly, investment committees look to their sizable endowments to affect social …
Looking Ahead: Embracing Sustainability and Resiliency for a Better Tomorrow
This booklet is based on the webinar co-sponsored by the AAM’s Environmental Climate Network and The Parque Explora in Medellin, Colombia. Museum leaders from 3 different continents came together to engage in rethinking not only about the …
Looking Ahead: Innovations and Actions
The COVID-19 crisis and exacerbated climate conditions around the world have prompted museums to think beyond their traditional role of cultural preservation. This program explores the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the …
Applying LEED to Museum Projects
Since the LEED green certification launched in the 1990’s, there have been hundreds of museums seeking the certification to demonstrate sustainability practices and to be a good neighbor. Thanks to Deborah Lucking of Fentress Architects …
Mission Made: How Museum Stores Are Embracing Sustainability and Inclusivity
When most people think of museum stores, they likely envision shelves filled with postcards, magnets, and keychains featuring famous artworks or other exhibits. In recent years, however, many have been making an effort through their …
The Carbon Inventory Project and Collective Climate Action in the US Cultural Sector
The energy use of buildings is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions worldwide, at an estimated 40 percent of total emissions, and cultural institutions are no exception. The buildings that house your museum, zoo, aquarium, …
What Does a Curator of Sustainability Do? A Q&A with Chris Hobbs
In recent years, sustainability has gone from a buzzword for museums to an action step, as our organizations increasingly confront and prepare for the adverse effects of climate change on their sites and, more importantly, their …
Elevating Sustainability Efforts in Museum Dining Operations
As museums encourage visitors to learn and think about what is possible, sustainability is no longer a behind-the-scenes activity. Beyond LEED-certified buildings and facilities operations, sustainability initiatives are taking center …
Ask an Expert: How Can Traveling Exhibitions Go the Distance?
In addition to creating their own exhibitions, many museums also host ones that originate from other organizations, including companies that specialize in creating them. These traveling exhibitions have long been a significant segment of …
