by Sofia Daenen
MA Student Maastricht University and EXARC Sustainability Officer volunteer (NL)
Culture is deeply embedded in social, economic and environmental aspecs of society. By treating cultural heritage and sustainability as an interconnected issue museums can play a big role in the future of sustainable-development. EXARC works largely with archaeology thus addressing and acting on environmental sustainability is of utmost importance to the organization. At the same time, we are equally concerned with addressing the social aspects of sustainability such as equal opportunities, gender equality, representativity, amongst others. Our goal for the ICOM presentation is to promote a basic understanding of sustainability and our role as museums and cultural institutions in sustainable developement. Additionally, we aim to create a safe space for learning and sharing between organizations so we can support one another in our journey towards sustainability. EXARC has developed an approach called the Ten Simple Actions, we encourage our peers to do the same in order to reflect on their current sustainable actions and how we can be better. Our fields have a long way to go in learning about promoting sustainability. Our main idea for this conference is to ensure we can support each other in our development rather than tear each other down for our different approaches.
#EXARC #ExperimentalArchaeology #ICOMPrague2022
