Gallery Climate Coalition

Galleries working together to cut the art world's carbon footprint.

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Arts & Culture·5 February 2021

2021 United Nations Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

The 2021 UN Year of Creative Economy puts the ‘orange economy’ front and centre at a time when we need creative solutions for the world’s challenges.

ON Network · 4 min read

Climate·28 January 2021

António Guterres: 2021 Is the Year to Reconcile Humanity with Nature

UN Climate Change News, 11 January 2021 - In a virtual address today at the ‘One Planet Summit’ for biodiversity hosted by the French government in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank, UN Secretary-General António…

ON Network · 2 min read

Climate·3 December 2020

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo Nacional - How to Tread Lightly

Temporary Exhibition . From 6 October 2020 to 17 January 2021

Roger Thorp · 2 min read

Climate·27 November 2020

On Culture and Climate: Artist Talk with John Akomfrah and Olafur Eliasson

Artists Akomfrah and Olafur Eliasson join National Geographic Magazine editor in chief Susan Goldberg for a discussion on their significant work as both artists and advocates for climate reform, while touching on the ways that artists…

ON Network · 1 min read

New Museum·27 November 2020

Galleries start to clean up their environmental act with new climate coalition

The Gallery Climate Coalition will enable the sect

1 min read

Climate·29 October 2023

Climate crisis: how museums could inspire radical action

The Gallery of Ecological Art (formerly China gallery) at the British Museum of Decolonised Nature. Image courtesy John Zhang and Studio JZ, Author provided

ON Network · 15 min read

Climate·23 November 2023

GCC - Gallery Climate Coalition

Art being transported on the road from Cornwall to Berlin in 2017 - please note, the image is suggested by the Olive Network as a banner for this post. We hope that Gallery Climate Coaliton are ok with this.

ON Network · 3 min read

New Museum·28 October 2023

THE TIME IS NOW / Museums as agents of change hosted by the Museum for the United Nations – UN Live

This UN75 Webinar features pioneering museum leaders from around the world in dialogue about how the cultural sector can confront the most pressing social and environmental issues facing humanity. As bearers of history and physical places…

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Renewable Energy·12 August 2020

‘World first’ full-electric delivery vehicle to be trialled in London

DPD and Volta Trucks have joined forces to pilot a full-

1 min read

New Museum·6 October 2025

Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too Late

Nick Merriman, chief executive of the Horniman Museum & Gardens. Photo by Tania Dolvers

4 min read

Education·22 June 2020

UK arts' leading figures join call for green recovery from coronavirus crisis

Sir Mark Rylance, who signed the letter asking the government to adopt green and carbon-cutting targets alongside its economic rescue plans. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent Published on Mon 22 Jun 2020 06.00 BST Exclusive: Sir Mark Rylance, Neil Tennant,

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Climate·16 June 2020

Julie's Bicycle: A Just and Green Cultural Recovery

Resource Hub > Resources > A Just and Green Cultural Recovery

ON Network · 3 min read

New Museum·6 June 2020

Gallery Climate Coalition: The Green debate

One of the most urgent issues in the art world's mission to go green is t

1 min read

Renewable Energy·28 May 2020

World’s largest all-electric aircraft set for first flight

1 min read

New Museum·20 January 2020

Sustainability at the Horniman Museum and Gardens

Here at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, we're working har

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New Museum·14 February 2024

We Make Tomorrow summit

Join us for our flagship 2020 summit We Make Tomorrow: Creative climate action in a time of crisis to be at the forefront of an urgent and creative plan for change.

2 min read

Sustainability·19 November 2019

UNEP: Restoring and rehabilitating land a big step towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

With just 10 years remaining before the world’s nations are due to realize the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030, we still have a long way to go for countries to deliver on their targets and reverse the climate, species and resource…

ON Network · 1 min read

Charities·14 August 2019

Julie's Bicycle - Sustaining Creativity

In October 2006, Alison (not Julie) got on her bike to meet some friends from the music industry for dinner at a restaurant called Julie’s. That night together they dreamed up a vision of the future where festivals were powered by solar,…

ON Network · 2 min read

New Museum·27 June 2019

The Serpentine Galleries Join 30 British Cultural Institutions in a Pledge to Reduce Their Carbon Footprints

The Serpentine Gallery in London. Courtesy of the Serpentine Galleries.

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New Museum·17 September 2019

ART-2030 CONNECTING ART AND THE UN GLOBAL GOALS

ART 2030 works with art as the key to achieve the UN Global Goals by opening people's hearts, minds and imagination - to inspire action for a healthy and sustainable future.

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Stories in this directory

2021 United Nations Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

António Guterres: 2021 Is the Year to Reconcile Humanity with Nature

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo Nacional - How to Tread Lightly

On Culture and Climate: Artist Talk with John Akomfrah and Olafur Eliasson

Galleries start to clean up their environmental act with new climate coalition

Climate crisis: how museums could inspire radical action

GCC - Gallery Climate Coalition

THE TIME IS NOW / Museums as agents of change hosted by the Museum for the United Nations – UN Live

‘World first’ full-electric delivery vehicle to be trialled in London

Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too Late

UK arts' leading figures join call for green recovery from coronavirus crisis

Julie&#x27;s Bicycle: A Just and Green Cultural Recovery

Gallery Climate Coalition: The Green debate

World’s largest all-electric aircraft set for first flight

Sustainability at the Horniman Museum and Gardens

We Make Tomorrow summit

UNEP: Restoring and rehabilitating land a big step towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Julie&#x27;s Bicycle - Sustaining Creativity

The Serpentine Galleries Join 30 British Cultural Institutions in a Pledge to Reduce Their Carbon Footprints

ART-2030 CONNECTING ART AND THE UN GLOBAL GOALS

Julie's Bicycle: A Just and Green Cultural Recovery

Julie's Bicycle - Sustaining Creativity