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Environmental Sustainability
From the President and CEO: Meeting the Climate Change Challenge
AAM’s vision is “a just and sustainable world informed and enriched by thriving museums that contribute to the resiliency and equity of their communities.” I am constantly impressed and …
Bringing Our Resources to Bear
Academic museum professionals can use their institution’s resources to help the wider community better understand the clim…
Let’s Go All In
The international climate conference makes clear that we all must do our part to slow the clim…
Climate Change at Home
At King Manor, education about the environment and the historic house go ha…
Protecting Earth’s Heart
Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing its part to cut emissions and waste to keep the effects of climate change from further affecting oc…
Museum as Lightning Rod: Innovation and Invitation—An #AAM2022 Keynote by Jake Barton
Jake Barton, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Local Projects, opened the Innovation focus area of the 2022 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo with his keynote, “Museum as …
Happy Earth Day: One thing you can do to take climate action now
Off the heels of its sustainability-themed conference, Blooloop shares resources for achieving the first step in any organization’s climate-conscious journey: measuring its carbon…
The Library of the Great Silence: A Space for Beings Throughout the Universe to Explore Shared Challenges
I have a special place in my heart for exhibits and installations that explore potential futures in creative, immersive ways. As I compiled a collection of such work, at some point I …
Museums are in a race to save America’s treasures from climate change
With the ongoing threat of water damage and climate-related threats, museums must find new ways to save collections f…
The world’s most sustainable museums
With the museum field placing increased scrutiny on environmental sustainability, Blooloop shares seventeen examples of museums around the world that excel in the principle, both in the …
A pivotal moment: the Natural History Museum at COP26 and beyond
Blooloop talks to staff of London’s Natural History Museum about its new strategy to nourish planetary advocacy, including its presence at the COP26 conference that convened world …