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Here is a sampling of some of the greenest museums from around the world. While this is by no means a definitive “top ten” list, it does highlight a variety of ways in which museums have become more sustainable in recent years. Take a look, and perhaps discover ways to inspire change in your own workplace!
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (SAN FRANCISCO, USA)
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"From the President’s Desk" by Julian Bickersteth
(in the April-May 2022 "News in Conservation" Issue 89)
Read the whole Environment Special issue of NiC
The editor of News in Conservation, Sharra Grow, often weaves a theme either subtlety or overtly through each edition. This edition is not just focused on the theme of environmental sustainability, but is a special issue that draws together a wide range of threads on this subject from around the world.
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"In almost every museum, workers are sleeping, staying for days to be close to the art, to be able to make some last minute decisions."
- BBC
We have all watched in alarm as the events in Ukraine have unfolded, and as colleagues in Ukrainian museums have hurriedly secured collections in basements and cellars, sometimes risking their lives to go to work.
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Review by Katja Diaz-Granados
Anatomy of a Tapestry: Techniques, Materials, Care
By Jean Pierre Larochette & Yadin Larochette, illustrations by Yael Lurie
Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2020
160 pages / 190 images and drawings / $45.00 / Hardcover spiral
ISBN: 9780764359330
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By Marina Herriges
November 2021—this was the month that all eyes from around the globe were looking at Glasgow where the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, was held. The venue was divided into two zones on either side of the River Clyde: the Blue Zone, where negotiations between world leaders took place, and the Green Zone, where the public shared a platform to voice concerns and perspectives and where IIC had its stall for two days.
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By Andrew Oddy
Eleanor McMillan spent her life working in conservation in the United States, but on the international scene she served two terms on the council of IIC. She was a larger-than-life figure whose confidence no doubt stemmed from the fact that she was born into the Roosevelt family and was the great granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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By Miona Miliša, IIC-Croatian Group Council Member
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IIC has put in place a grant initiative through our Opportunities Fund to support conservators during these difficult times.
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If you work in a collections-based institution such as a museum, library or archive, here’s an opportunity not to be missed!
ICCROM is giving up to 20 organizations the chance to try out the Our Collections Matter (OCM) Toolkit with its help and support in bi-monthly workshops. This helps you implement Sustainable Development Goals - from environmental sustainability to social development - through the medium of your collections work.
