Climate change

Wildfire smoke in New York shuts down art world events

Hazardous air blowing smoke into the city from fires in Canada pressed cultural institutions and art spaces to close or postpone events

‘We charge you with ecocide’: climate protesters call for ouster of Museum of Modern Art board chair at gala

Activists urged the New York museum to distance itself from board chair Marie-Josée Kravis and her husband Henry Kravis due to their ties to the fossil fuel industry

Artists’ depictions of climate data can cut through politicisation of science, study finds

A study conducted recently in the US suggests artistic depictions of environmental data can help counter climate scepticism

The British Museum and BP's sponsorship deal will end after 27 years

The museum has been under pressure for more than a decade to break off its affiliation with the oil and gas corporation

Climate protestors who targeted US National Gallery of Art’s Degas sculpture face prison time

The two protesters have have been indicted by federal prosecutors on charges of conspiracy

'New York is so influential in our industry': the Gallery Climate Coalition sees its newest chapter as essential

The international sustainability group now has six branches working toward a greener art industry

Nevada Museum of Art acts to reduce its carbon footprint—and energy costs

The museum’s ambitious climate action plan, unveiled amidst a $60m expansion, calls for cutting its building emissions in half by 2025

Is The Art Show the first green fair?

A new roadmap developed by US dealers offers a practical guide to improving sustainability

Gallery Climate Coalition launches New York chapter with nine-member founding committee

Artists, dealers, advisors and institutional leaders are among the founders of the environmental non-profit’s new chapter

Milan authorities must hire conservationist after struggling to clean statue damaged by climate activists

Italian officials have approved draft bill to bring in tougher sanctions for protestors who target heritage

Olafur Eliasson puts climate change front and centre in Qatar exhibition and desert installation

The artist’s first solo show in the Gulf region presents sculpture, photography and more at the National Museum of Qatar, as well as 12 open-air pavilions at a nature preserve

Climate change, a Gothic cathedral and champagne cellars: Eva Jospin takes on latest Ruinart commission

Promenade[s], an installation made mainly from cardboard and inspired by the landscape around Reims, will be shown at art fairs worldwide over the next year

In the wake of climate protests and pandemics, collectors are growing wary of loaning art to museums

Prospective lenders are increasingly nervous that their works will be targeted by attacks or be vulnerable to a lack of security during museum closures

Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s $10m climate change initiative to launch new funding round

The foundation will soon begin taking applications for the third cycle of its Frankenthaler Climate Initiative to help art schools and museums become more climate-resilient

Ancient Pompeii site installs 'invisible' solar panels that look like Roman terracotta tiles

New invisible technology is being used to generate electricity at the archaeological site—and will also be used for other historic buildings in Italy, Portugal and Croatia

More than 500 museums launch art project to confront mass biodiversity loss across UK

"The Wild Escape" responds to new research from London's Natural History Museum, which finds the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world

Venice Biennale 2022 gets eco accolade, winning carbon neutrality status

Organisers of this year’s art and dance editions recycled exhibition materials and switched to renewable energy sources

Museums and heritage in 2022: industrial unrest, climate protests and damage to historic artefacts in Ukraine

New and refurbished museums open in Antwerp, Los Angeles and Sydney as Italian archaeologists make the "discovery of a generation" in a hilltop town in Tuscany

Why is Van Gogh under attack?

Vincent’s best-loved paintings are singled out by climate protestors

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Two recent initiatives seek to turn art world sustainability pledges into action

Climate Action 8x8 and the Gallery Climate Coalition’s active membership initiative aim to support system-wide change

The evergreen use of trees in art: just how sustainable is the greenery in our homes and museums?

While seemingly sustainable on the surface, arboreal art requires long-term planning and care to be impactful

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The environmental toll of the art world: how are fairs contending with Miami's fragile environment?

As the climate crisis worsens, some art fairs are starting to take responsibility for the impact of their operations

Climate activists target billionaire François Pinault's private collection in Paris

Demonstrators poured orange paint over the US artist Charles Ray's Horse and Rider

'Museums are allies': at Cop27, Icom speaks out about climate change protestors attacking art

Choosing museums as a backdrop to protests is "a testament of their symbolic power and relevance in the discussions around the climate emergency,” International Council of Museums says

Climate activists in Vienna pour 'oil' over Gustav Klimt painting

Curators at Leopold Museum say that Letzte Generation's protest against fossil fuel projects left no damage to either the picture or the original frame

Climate activists pour maple syrup on Emily Carr painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Two activists from the group Stop Fracking Around also glued their hands to the gallery wall to protest the construction of a major gas pipeline in northern British Columbia

Climate action: what is the art world doing?

Plus, the US National Gallery of Art’s women artists fund and one of the last paintings of Paula Modersohn-Becker

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'In 100 years, all these antiquities will be gone': as Cop27 opens in Egypt, climate crisis is still taboo subject at art and heritage institutions

As the latest UN Climate Change Conference opens in Egypt, art institutions have yet to take the climate lessons to heart