Art Fund UK: Reducing Environmental Impact in Public Programming

Reduce the environmental impact of your museum’s learning, outreach and public programmes with this handy downloadable toolkit that provides practical tips and guidance on including your colleagues, collaborators and audiences in these conversations and selecting materials with a lower environmental impact.

From finding language that resonates with local audiences, to thinking about the life cycle of materials and connecting with local partners – this toolkit will equip your museum or gallery with useful skills, knowledge and resources so that you are able to initiate and facilitate climate conversations, making this global issue locally tangible.

This resource is an outcome of Art Fund’s collaboration with THE HERDS. Art Fund_ supported 44 museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK to deliver activities inspired by THE HERDS’ global journey. Museums have delivered workshops and events, from puppet making to nature walks, and invited their local communities to come together to explore, learn about and appreciate local nature and the challenges it faces due to the climate crisis.

In partnership with the Design Museum, Art Fund_ produced this resource to support museum professionals to ask the right questions at the right time, adopt a greener approach to developing programmes, and impactfully communicate with participants and local audiences on the climate crisis.