The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice
Author(s): Sarah S. Brophy (Author), Elizabeth Wylie (Author)
Publisher: Altamira Press
Publication Date: August 7, 2008
Language: English
Print length: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 0759111642
ISBN-13: 9780759111646
Book Description
Global climate conditions demand a response by institutions that are here for the long haul–as museums are–to collect, preserve, and interpret in perpetuity. Environmentally friendly practices are crucial to the mission of our museums, which, as houses of preservation, are uniquely suited to modeling green behavior and sustainability. In The Green Museum, authors Sarah Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie offer a complete handbook to guide museum staff in incorporating green design into new construction and day-to-day operations. Sustainable practices can save on operating costs and even make museums attractive to new fundraising sources, as Brophy and Wylie show in case studies of museums that have already taken steps to become green.
In this easy-to-read book, the authors demystify the process of going green, including detailed explanations of the basics of recycling, options for environmentally friendly exhibit design, and how to conduct energy audits.
The Green Museum is full of practical information for museums of any size and a vital resource for every museum that wants to remain relevant in an increasingly green world.
The Green Museum is printed with soy-based ink on recycled stock.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This book is a great reference for anyone who is considering going green as well as those who have already embarked on this journey. –Fall 2009, Museum Anthropology Review
….provides a thorough and highly readable guide to greening your museum….gives museum managers the told they need to incorporate sustainable development into the day-to-day management of…operations. –Lisa Morrotti, 3-4/2009, Vol 27 No 2, Muse
This book offers practical advice for getting going in the right direction no matter the size of your museum….It should be considered core reading for anyone involved in green initiatives. –Merritt Price, Spring 2009, Vol 28, No 1, Exhibitionist
About the Author
Sarah S. Brophy is an independent consultant, helping museums and other cultural institutions become environmentally and financially sustainable. Elizabeth Wylie has spent twenty years in the museum field as a curator and director and now directs business development activities for Finegold Alexander + Associates, a planning and architecture firm specializing in sustainable design.
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