“By understanding and cherishing our past, we can become aware of how to value our present and, most importantly, how to protect our future, while we still have the chance.”
We met in Midtown to speak with three professionals working in different institutions dealing with climate change, a fitting topic for our early spring nor’easter. We had to cancel the second half of the day due to the weather, but just the first half provided plenty of food for thought.
We were greeted by the Executive Assistant to the CEO at the Climate Museum. Just three years into its founding, the Climate Museum has had its first exhibition that included an art exhibition on the subject of climate change. I was interested in the…
With our plans today to speak with a staff member from the Climate Museum, today was a fitting day for another Nor’easter to hit New York City. So as a change of pace from my daily accessibility discussion, I will shift my focus to comment on the Climate Museum.
I enjoyed hearing about the Climate Museum today. I was very interested in learning their reasons for wanting to build a physical museum. In today’s society, it seems like the go-to solution is often a digital one. I thought the Climate Museum’s reasoning for working towards a permanent space made a…
While we did not visit another museum today, we had three substantial presentations from museum professionals that all in some way dealt with climate change. It was strangely ironic that on all the days of our seminar we received a Nor’easter on this day, which…
The Met was magical.
What else is there to say?
I guess I could complain about the lack of time we had for one of the most amazing…
The Spring season officially began yesterday Tuesday, March 21st. Yet on this second day of spring we had to cut our day short due to a snow day which has caused most museums to close early. Ironically today was a day where we heard about how museums can teach the public about climate change.
