Climate Museum Presents Free Programs on Climate Arts and Storytelling During Climate Week NYC
NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Climate Museum will present an exhibition and lead sessions focused on climate arts, storytelling, and sustainable tourism during The Nest Summit at this year’s Climate Week NYC, the largest climate event of the year. The Nest Summit is bringing climate action together under one (green) roof on September 21-22 at the Javits Center, NYC. Produced in partnership with the Climate Group, the Nest Summit aims to broaden awareness of the climate crisis and increase visibility, participation, and inclusivity during Climate Week NYC. Climate Museum activations include:
Decade of Change Photography Exhibition
On Tuesday, Sept. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 9am-6:30pm, visit Decade of Change, a global photography award and collaborative exhibition dedicated to documenting the defining matter of our time: the climate crisis. Spanning various themes relating to climate change, the exhibition harnesses the power of photography to tell stories and galvanize change. The Climate Museum worked with project leads 1854 Media/The British Journal of Photography and NXT Events Media Group to co-produce and judge this global photography contest and exhibition.
Greening NYC's Tourism Footprint
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 1:30pm - 2:20pm, Climate Museum Director Miranda Massie will moderate “Greening NYC's Tourism Footprint,” a panel discussion on the importance of sustainability in tourism. Panelists will explore the measures they are taking to make the city's most important industries more climate-forward. Panelists include Claire Cutting, Director of Sustainability at Marriott International; Ursula Hoskins, VP for Capital Planning, Construction and Operations & Chief Sustainability Officer at the New York Botanical Garden; and Stephanie Lucas, Deputy Director of Horticulture and Operations at Madison Square Conservancy. This event is produced by NYC and Company.
Rising to Meet Current Challenges: The Rapid Growth of Climate Arts
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3:45pm - 4:15pm, Climate Museum Director Miranda Massie will explore the role of the arts in building the deep sense of community needed to confront the scale and urgency of the climate crisis with both ambition and compassion. In this session, Massie will speak about the indispensable role of art in catalyzing collective changes in values and in creating the necessary space for a full range of climate emotions. The presentation will include examples of recent work across creative genres, an ongoing participatory art campaign by the Museum, a special guest from Broadway Green Alliance, and an audience Q&A.
1,001 Voices on Climate Change: Book Launch
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 5:30pm - 6:30 pm, author Devi Lockwood, author of 1,001 Voices on Climate Change, will join Climate Museum Director Miranda Massie in conversation, followed by audience Q&A and book signing. In this newly published book (Simon & Schuster, Tiller Press), Lockwood connects readers with the existential threat of the climate crisis through human-centered storytelling. This book is a hopeful global listening tour, channeling the urgency of those who have already glimpsed the future to help us avoid the worst.
To register for free in-person or virtual attendance for any Climate Museum events, click here.
For more information or to view the entire Nest Summit event schedule during Climate Week NYC including health and safety protocols, visit thenestsummit.com.
About the Climate Museum
The Climate Museum’s mission is to inspire action on the climate crisis with programming across the arts and sciences that deepens understanding, builds connections, and advances just solutions. In its public programming to date, it has created an activist, cultural approach to community engagement with climate, recognizing that most Americans are worried about the climate crisis but are unsure how to take meaningful action. The Museum’s free, accessible exhibitions, art installations, events, youth programs, and more have touched tens of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors and received extensive recognition, broadening the climate movement with an emphasis on community, justice, equity, and inclusion. Programs are presented at the museum’s exhibition hub on Governors Island, in parks, galleries, in venues citywide, and in 2020-2021, through virtual events. The Museum is currently scaling out to a permanent, year-round presence in New York City. Additional information is available at climatemuseum.org.
About The Nest Summit
The Nest Summit, the official event partner of Climate Week NYC, by the Climate Group, is a 365 climate action platform and annual event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the United States. The mission of The Nest Summit is to enhance the future viability of our planet by convening thought leaders and agents of change to share the most effective sustainability practices and to highlight actionable solutions, programs, and policies addressing the climate crisis — resulting in greater knowledge, connections, and collaborations to advance climate action.
About Climate Week NYC
Climate Week NYC is the time and place where the world gathers to showcase amazing climate action and discuss how to do more. Run by the international non-profit Climate Group in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the City of New York, Climate Week NYC annually brings together voices from across the spectrum to discuss and implement action now.
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