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Why Museums? Museums as Conveners on Climate Change

ABSTRACT Informal learning leading to collective action around climate change continues to be controversial and piecemeal. Given the positionality of museums as public-facing institutions that address topics of social, scientific, and historical significance, we argue that the museum should be a key convener of discussions around climate change. Utilizing a framework proposed by the National Academies of the Sciences concerning community scientific literacy, as well as our own data from public convenings, we suggest a model for engagement between museums and their public(s) to advance both communication of the emergent climate data, and advocacy for collective action around climate change.