A selection of case studies showing how museums across the UK are taking action to address the climate crisis

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A museum display at Perth Museum features climate protest posters, informational text, and a chalkboard with the message “I’M FURIOUS THESE DEADLY RIGS DOMINATE OUR CITY. THEY ARE NOT BEING DECOMMISSIONED.” A large green banner reads REBEL FOR LIFE.

Perth Museum

Waters Rising worked with climate activists to explore the impacts of flooding on local communities, global storytelling and biodiversity

Exhibit wall with large text reading Wild Ireland: Past • Present • Future and a painting of an elk standing in a snowy landscape on display in an art gallery

Ulster Museum, National Museums NI

Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future marries scientific expertise with art to communicate the threats to our natural world

Two schoolboys in white shirts and striped ties look up while examining a wooden clipboard with text outdoors

Natural History Museum

Engaging over 20,000 students and 1,200 teachers with the wonder of nature through outdoor learning workshops

Two people look at interpretation panels at Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum

Building capacity for change by creating a hub of social justice and environmental action

Children play the Climate Change: Global Manager game at a kiosk

Leicester Museums and Galleries

Creating a touchscreen game to help young people learn about the realities of climate change

Students who participated in the curation and mounting of Fashioning Our World photographed in the exhibition gather

Salisbury Museum

Discovering hidden stories of sustainability in clothes and accessories with Fashioning Our World

National Museums Scotland

Taking a sustainable approach to the design, build and procurement of an exhibition about climate change and biodiversity loss

Children stand outside a primary school in Winchester

Wonderseekers (Winchester Science Centre)

Improving nature connectedness and science engagement for young children through sustainability research

People gather around a table for a workshop

Dynamic Earth

Testing for Change: empowering community partners in their experience and knowledge of climate justice

Three teenagers stand in a fog, wearing oxygen masks

Think piece: Julie’s Bicycle

Considering the role of arts, culture and museums in climate justice

Image copyright John Linton