by Valentina Bianchi Ki Culture had the pleasure of talking to Deborah Siebenhofer, Ki Champion working as a producer in the live arts. Deborah talked to us about the Grünes Theater initiative at Schauspielhaus Graz, which has just been certified with the Austrian Ecolabel for Theatres as the second ever…

by Tecla Trupia We are often led to believe that cultural institutions hold, reproduce, and disseminate information in a neutral way. But, what happens when racist, colonialist, sexist, and homophobic biases actively obstruct archives? The way knowledge and resources are kept is political. There is nothing neutral about carefully and…

by Mrunali Shah The cultural sector plays a fundamental role in the climate crisis and its actions have a significant outcome. Ki Culture is an international nonprofit organization working to unite culture and sustainability. The program works to enable the creation of policies to reduce carbon footprints, collaboratively decolonize institutions…

by Tecla Trupia On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong tremors and aftershocks hit southeast Turkey and northwest Syria. Two weeks later on February 20, an additional 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey. The death toll is reported to be around 46.000 victims. About…

by Valentina Bianchi Decolonial practices are frequently brought up in conversions when talking about social sustainability in the context of cultural institutions. It is crucial, then, to avoid making the topic another buzzword and tackle the matter seriously and with commitment. Most museums were created to reinforce white-partiarcal-Western ideals and…

We had the pleasure of talking to Vanessa Gelhaar, Operations Manager at the British Columbia Museums Association in Canada. Read on as she talks about the association, how it empowers its members, how it is contributing to social sustainability, and in what ways it is working to support a variety…

Museums are still considered bastions of knowledge and they usually enjoy the unconditional trust of the public. This trust should be honored in every operation the museum fulfills. In a critical climate crisis, each museum owes its visitors accountability and commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and superfluous consumption. Cultural…

Golnaz Behrouznia is a multi-media artist who employs scientific data and sci-fi aesthetics to interrogate her audience about the future of Earth and our role in the universe. While being guided through her imaginative installations, we got to talk about her views on the persuasive power of art and the…

by Valentina Bianchi We had the pleasure of talking to Christopher Hobbs, Ki Champion and Curator of Sustainability at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read on as he talks about the Bishop Museum, how it has reduced its electricity consumption, how it’s contributing to energy equitability, and in what…