Environmental Responsibility

This collection of information and resources is specifically relevant to exhibition making and touring.   

This collection of information and resources is specifically relevant to exhibition making and touring.

This collection of information and resources is specifically relevant to exhibition making and touring.   

A tool to help reduce the environmental impact of touring exhibitions

Consider the following areas of activity to weigh up the most sustainable and economically advantageous approach before, during and after touring an exhibition.

Arts Council England (ACE) commissioned The Exhibitions Group to conduct research that would lead to museums taking more environmentally responsible decisions when lending and borrowing. Here’s the final report.

Financial cuts in the sector mean it is essential to reassess our position, so we can produce touring exhibitions in a sustainable way that does not reduce the quality of the visitor experience.

The relationship between cost saving and sustainability is clear. Key areas where sustainability is a consideration for touring exhibitions and some examples of good practice.

Museums increasingly see the importance of managing their past, present and future through sustainable concepts and practices. This approach is vital to the success of the museum and its exhibitions.