There’s a lot of good material out there for learning about greening your museum. Here are some resources:
Websites
The American Association of Museums PIC Green website (Professional Interest Committee on Green) http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/comm/green.cfm. In fact, it has much more of what you see here – be sure to check it out.
The Green Museums Initiative of the California Association of Museums
http://www.calmuseums.info/gmi/index.html
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s website on preservation and environmental sustainability http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums Scientific Advisory Group
http://www.aza.org/green-practices-scientific-advisory-group/
bMuse: Sustainable Museums is my website: http://www.bmuse.net/051810/greenmuseums_home.html
Greener Museums is Rachel Madan’s website for her work in the UK and abroad: http://www.greenermuseums.org/
Training
April 19th, 2011. The Green Museum (online conference) with AAM, AASLH & AAM’s PIC Green.
http://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/green.cfm
The Museum Studies programs at The George Washington University http://www.gwu.edu/~mstd/ and The Univesity of Delaware http://www.udel.edu/museumstudies/
Books
Brophy, Sarah and Elizabeth Wylie. Green Museums: A Primer on Environmental Practice. Lantham, MD: AltaMira Press. 2008. http://www.altamirapress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=^DB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0759111642&thepassedurl=[thepassedurl]
Carroon, Jean. Sustainable Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings. New York: Wiley Books on Sustainable Design. 2010.
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470169117.html
Chamberlain, Gregory. Greener Museums: Sustainability, Society, and Public Engagement. London: Museum-ID. 2011. http://www.museum-id.com/books.asp
Madan, Rachel. Sustainable Museums: Strategies for the 21st Century. Contributed cases from around the world. London: Museums, Etc. 2011. http://museumsetc.com/products/sustainable-museums
If you have anything to add, please let me know and I"ll collect them for the next training update.
