New NEMO guide helps museums organise community forums on climate action
In an increasingly polarised world, museums hold a crucial role in fostering dialogue and social cohesion. As trusted institutions, they can provide safe spaces for meaningful discussions on pressing issues such as climate change, ensuring that diverse voices are heard and promoting a fair and inclusive transition to a sustainable future.
Recognising this, the NEMO Working Group Sustainability and Climate Action has developed a new resource.‘Fostering dialogue in divisive times – A guide for museums regarding engagement with community forums on climate action’, authored by Giulia Valentina Paglia, equips museums with practical tools to organise and facilitate community forums. It highlights the evolving role of museums—not only as guardians of heritage but also as active facilitators of public discourse.
The guide is divided into two key sections: a theoretical framework backed by research and case studies, and a step-by-step toolkit (pages 19-21) for planning and executing community forums.