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Environmental Sustainability
Museum as Lightning Rod: Innovation and Invitation—An #AAM2022 Keynote by Jake Barton
Happy Earth Day: One thing you can do to take climate action now
It's hard to know where to start as an organisation trying to play a part in tackling climate change. As we wrap up after greenloop 22, we have one clear message that we would like to …
The Library of the Great Silence: A Space for Beings Throughout the Universe to Explore Shared Challenges
Museums are in a race to save America’s treasures from climate change
The nation's museums are facing increased flooding and more frequent wildfires, and all that history inside is at risk. The value at stake is incalculable. Now the rush is on to make the …
The world’s most sustainable museums
The mission of the National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with Native peoples and their allies, is to foster a richer shared human experience through an understanding of …
A pivotal moment: the Natural History Museum at COP26 and beyond
Natural History Museum sets science-based carbon reduction target
The Natural History Museum (NHM) has become the world's first museum to set a science-based carbon reduction target, developed in line with the Paris Agreement, an international treaty …
Looking Ahead: Embracing Sustainability and Resiliency for a Better Tomorrow
BayEcotarium urges Gov. Newsom to allocate 1% of Climate Action funds toward Museum driven STEAM Education in California
On Indigenous Peoples Day, Bay Ecotarium President & CEO, George Jacob called upon California Governor Gavin Newsom to allocate 1% of the $15 billion announced towards Climate Action …
In an age of worsening fires and floods, museums are reinventing themselves — and their mechanical rooms
The California Indian Museum is one of 79 institutions across the country that have received grants from the new Frankenthaler Climate Initiative — named for the abstract expressionist …
Frankenthaler Foundation Energy Project Is Giving Museums $10 Million
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, named for the American abstract expressionist painter, announced on Wednesday that it had committed $10 million to the Frankenthaler Climate …
