Putting Social Science to Work in Climate Change Interpretation
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On-Demand Programs
Public engagement efforts on climate change must start with the fundamental recognition that people have different psychological, cultural, and political reasons for acting—or not acting—to …
The Peabody Essex Museum’s Climate + Environment Initiative Seeks to Create a Different Climate Future
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Alliance Blog
As the director of an interactive art and nature space, I’ve included climate change as a topic in many shows and programs over the years. But until recently, I had convinced myself that …
Microclimates: A Greener Future for Collection Care
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Alliance Blog
There are many options available for museums to address climate action and become more sustainable, but recent work at two institutions has highlighted the value in one particular method: …
A Game for (Future) Good: FutureCoast
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
The first trend CFM tackled, with the help of futurist and games-designer Dr. Jane McGonigal, was the rise of “gaming for good” and the potential for games-design to make museum experiences …
Catching up with Jeannette Ickovics: 2011 Feeding the Spirit Keynote Speaker
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Can a museum win the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Childhood Obesity Challenge? With your help, maybe yes. Read on. Last winter, Jeannette Ickovics from the Yale School of Public Health …
The Museum Sector and the Paris Agreement
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Alliance Blog
Sarah Sutton is principal of Sustainable Museums, a museum consultancy. She is also a member of the PIC-Green Professional Network. The very day President Donald Trump announced that the …
Chatting About Museums with ChatGPT
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Two months ago, the research and development lab OpenAI released ChatGPT, an interactive “chatbot” powered by artificial intelligence. Chatbots aren’t new (I’ve been writing about …
Who’s afraid of the “majority minority” future?
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
I am not entirely comfortable with the fact that I’m looked to as something of a “thought leader’ in the museum field. I think of my writing, here on the blog or in CFM reports such as …
How Can Museums Empower Communities? TACA Perforum
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Last month I had the honor of speaking on a panel organized by The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) in Dallas, hosted by the Nasher Sculpture Center. Every year TACA brings together speakers …
You Get What You Measure
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Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Two watch words often thrown about regarding the future of museums are “transparency” and “accountability.” The former is getting easier and easier to achieve—what excuse is there, really, …
Weekly Roundup: Museums in the News 2/17/2017
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Alliance Blog
This week’s Roundup shares stories about the virtues of complexity, #DayOfFacts, alternate reality in service of accessibility, #Art-Less without immigrants, and some tips for …
Different Lenses for Addressing Our Planet Crisis
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On-Demand Programs
It will take more than the media and science-based institutions to educate the population about the climate crisis and how individuals can take personal or collective action. This session …