The Greener Museum

On-site Insight Event: Science for Citizens: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Museums
Thursday: 9:30-11:30 , $10.00
Join the Academy of Natural Sciences for a lively Town Square event examining how museums can help fight global warming. Learn how to use the museum setting for discussions bringing together experts, stakeholders and the public, promoting thoughtful exchanges on important issues relating to science, sustainability and the environment.

On-site Insight: Green Museum Makeover
Friday: 1:30-3:30, $10.00
This tour of the African American Museum will explore first-tier options for going green and will discuss how self-assessment and prioritization help plan longer-term changes to improve sustainability. The session will be led by Sarah S. Brody, an independent consultant helping museums and other cultural institutions become environmentally and financially sustainable through grants, mainstreaming activities and green performance.

Climate Change Exhibits: Changing Behaviors for Visitors and Museums
Saturday: 3:45-5:00
Find out how climate change exhibits can force museums to address relevant societal issues and respond to ever-changing content and public perceptions. Presenters share their rationale, challenges and solutions to change visitor attitudes and behavior as well as ways to communicate important dynamic science concepts. Chair: Carol Tang, Director, Visitor Interpretive Programs, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

Session descriptions from AAM, http://www.aam-us.org/am09/.