Sustainability and Ecology in Museum Practice

• About Sustainability in Museums

  

  Why should museums take a stand? How can museums respond to climate emergency?

• CIMAM's survey findings on climate, social and economic aspects of sustainability in museum practices

  

  Thanks to the collaboration of the 88 professionals from all continents who took part in the survey launched in 2022, CIMAM has updated its Toolkit on Sustainable Museum Practices.

• Toolkit on Sustainability in the Museum Practice

  

  The CIMAM toolkit aims to assist professionals in contemporary art museums to adopt sustainable practices in their institutions and personal work. It aims to facilitate the necessary changes to promote social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

• CIMAM joins the Climate Heritage Network

  

  CIMAM is proud to announce its membership in the CHN (Climate Heritage Network), a global platform of organizations committed to mobilizing arts, culture, and heritage to address climate change and support communities.

• CIMAM joins the Getting Climate Control Under Control Declaration

  

  CIMAM joins the Getting Climate Control Under Control Declaration, initiated by Tino Sehgal, ART 2030, and Ki Culture, to promote good museum practice that contributes to reducing carbon emissions from museums by 50% by 2030.

• 2022-25 Sustainability Working Group

  

  The 2023-25 Sustainability and Ecology in Museum Practice working group consists of CIMAM Board members: Suzanne Cotter (Chair), Suhanya Raffel, Malgorzata Ludwisiak, Clara M. Kim, Kitty Scott, Leevi Happala, and Joselina Cruz.

• Museums and the Sustainable Development Goals

  

  This guide is intended to help empower museums (small, large and of any kind, anywhere), museum workers, museum networks and their partners to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs for short).

• "We can be so much more powerful if we act together, whatever our scale, or focus, or location. There simply is no time to lose"

  

  We spoke with Frances Morris, director of Tate Modern, CIMAM Board Member, and Chair of the CIMAM Sustainability and Ecology in Museum Practice working group which has led this project, to share her vision on the current situation of museums in terms of sustainability.

• CIMAM's workshop on Environmental Sustainability

  

  This workshop provides an opportunity to hear from, and ask questions of, colleagues and allies who are championing new and innovative ways of responding to climate and ecological emergencies.

• Bizot Green Protocol

  

  Museums need to find ways to reconcile the desirability of long-term preservation of collections with the need to reduce energy use.