Environmental Activism in the Museum

Art and architecture displaying change

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

Joana Vilaça Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

H.J. Bultstra Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
H.F. Eckardt Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
S. Lee Public Building and Housing Design (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2021 Joana Bessa E Silva Machado Vilaça
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Published Date

28-06-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Environmental activism requires effective communication to a wide audience in order to highlight ongoing issues around the world. Art and environmental art in particular, can be a powerful tool to showcase this type of complex issues and can be used to raise awareness of the seriousness of the problem at hand. Museums, as trusted institutions, should be actively involved in highlighting the current environmental issues affecting the world. They must use their positions of power to inform the public about ongoing issues in order to provoke change across society. Furthermore, museums should provide public access to scientific information and policy on the environment in a format that is accessible and engaging to the average museum visitor. It is crucial to develop effective ways of displaying art dealing with environmental issues and to shape museums to accommodate these different methods of representation.