Climate Change is affecting us all – both as individuals and as organisations. The effects of climatic change are already making an impact, and heritage organisations have a perhaps unique role to play in raising awareness and offering places within which to explore issues related to the climate crisis.

Event Overview

This in-person event at the London Metropolitan Archives will give museum delegates from across the south east a chance to network and share experiences of working to increase climate responsibility within their organisations.

We’ll have presentations from colleagues who are directly engaged in tackling issues around climate responsibility and communication.

There will also be plenty of time for you to share information and experiences and to network in person over lunch.

Delegates will also be able to enjoy an exclusive private tour and document viewing from the team at the London Metropolitan Archives after the event.

Who is it for?

This event is aimed at museum and archive professionals working in London and the south east who are trying to make a difference. Why not ‘Bring Your Own Boss’ along to get them on board with your actions?

Booking Information

Our Museum Development partners, London Museum Development, are managing this event and taking all bookings.

If you would like to attend please RSVP directly to Yvette Shepherd at [email protected] to book your
place for this event and lunch, indicating any special dietary requirements and your interest in the tour of LMA.

Speakers

Sustainable Steam Project at the London Museum of Water and Steam, Liz Power, Director, London Museum of Water and Steam

Liz started the Sustainable steam project at the London Museum of Water & Steam in response to COP 26 happening at the same time we needed to re order coal for the Museum steam train! Focusing on governance, training, partnership, creativity and inspiration, the project looks to what a future sustainable museum will look like for a small industrial museum, with large gas boilers. This is a project in development, without funding, looking to answer to biggest threat that the Museum has ever faced. How will an industrial museum run, when we can’t burn fossil fuels?

Nature + Love – a Conscious Redevelopment, Carole Destre, Climate and Ecology Co-ordinator, and Siemma Fazal, Community Engagement Coordinator

Siemma is part of the museum’s redevelopment project called Nature+Love. This aims to be an environmentally conscious redevelopment and project – but not least with its challenges. Furthermore the community plays a key part in shaping aspects of the project through consultation and co-production. Join Siemma to explore ways to engage community groups with the climate crisis. As Climate and biodiversity Coordinator at the Horniman museum and gardens, Carole supports every department in their progress towards being GHG neutral, without forgetting increasing biodiversity in the gardens. She also delivers the Carbon Literacy training to all her 145 colleagues. Not all plain sailing as you will hear.

Carbon Literacy training and beyond! Helen Wilson, Conservation
Scientist, The National Archives: Amongst other roles, Dr Helen Wilson ACR is the Sustainability Lead in the Collection Care Department at The National Archives.

Having completed the museums-focused carbon literacy training this year, Helen has been taking forward her pledges, and will share her progress along with highlights from other sustainability initiatives in the Collection Care Department.

The Pursuit of Eco, Alexandra Wade, Assistant Conservation at London Metropolitan Archives.

For the last decade the London Metropolitan Archives has been on a journey to develop a Green Policy that protects the environment we live in, but also adheres to heritage industry standards. Join us as we explore how we have achieved an EPC B rating, developed a thriving Green Group, created an internal circular economy and much more.

Feeling overwhelmed? You can make a difference, Lorraine Finch.

Lorraine is a sustainability specialist in cultural heritage. She is founder and director of LFCP, which is accelerating the cultural heritage sector’s climate and environmental actions through research, knowledge sharing and resource creation. Feeling overwhelmed by the need to address the climate and environmental crises is common to us all. Where to start? What actions to take? How to implement them? These questions can seem impossible to answer. Don’t despair. The answers are there. Lorraine will share practical and doable top tips for sustainability actions that you can take straight away, for little or no cost, that will have an immediate impact, all from her book ‘Low Cost/No Cost Tips for Sustainability in Cultural Heritage’.

Refreshments

Refreshments and a vegetarian sandwich lunch will be available for all delegates.