(7) Climate Control and Conservation in Museums

Here you will find guidelines and plans by museums and galleries looking for ways to reduce their operating expenses and carbon footprint and improve their long-term sustainability by using appropriate technologies, products, and systems.

Managing Collection Environments: Technical Notes and Guidance is a suite of sixteen technical notes from eleven authors presenting a holistic perspective on the sustainable environmental management of collections in museums, galleries, archives, and libraries. By the Getty Conservation Institute, 2023.

Getting Climate Control Under Control Declaration. Declaration initiated by Tino Sehgal, ART 2030, and Ki Culture in 2023. One of the most energy intensive aspects of the art and cultural world is climate control. Climate control can be responsible for 60% or more of the energy consumption of a museum or gallery! By changing climate control conditions, museums could save between 24% up to 82% on their energy consumption. And many museums are using conditions that are not tailored to their collections, consuming energy unnecessarily. It is clear that this is the most urgent practice to address to significantly lower the carbon footprint of the sector.