{"id":14680,"date":"2026-01-14T16:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/museum\/act-sustainably\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:31:32","slug":"act-sustainably","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/museum\/act-sustainably\/","title":"Acting Sustainably","content":"","excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":null,"parent":46,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14680","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blocks_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_sans_gross","text":"From our mission statement:\n\nIn a world facing a global climate crisis, we continually reassess our own actions and develop measures to reduce our resource consumption and increase our positive impact. By incorporating this topic into our programs and the museum\u2019s day-to-day operations, we contribute to the public discourse on the environment, sustainability, and climate.\n\nOur commitment to environmental, social, and economic sustainability reflects our holistic approach. As a memory institution, preserving art for the future is part of our identity, so that we may continue to be a museum for everyone in the years to come.\n\nTo the full mission statement<\/a><\/u>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_sans_normal","text":"\u2022 Establishment of the Sustainability Working Group<\/span>\n\u2022 Cloud: Simplifies work organization; providers in Germany that use green electricity (check)<\/span>\n\u2022 On the path to a paperless office<\/span>\n\u25aa Mobility (MA)<\/span>\n\u2022 Ban on air travel for domestic business trips within Germany<\/span>\n\u2022 Public transportation for employees<\/span>\n\u25aa Materials and Energy ST<\/span>\n\u2022 Gradual transition to LED lighting and energy-efficient appliances<\/span>\n\u2022 Sustainable distribution strategy for print products and digital delivery of informational media<\/span>\n\u2022 Cross-departmental reuse of all exhibition materials<\/span>\n\u2022 Use of the nationwide materials exchange (link)<\/span>\n\u25aa Interlibrary Loans and Art Transport ST<\/span>\n\u2022 Incorporating sustainable practices into requests for proposals<\/span>\n\u2022 For loaned items: Avoid time-consuming individual shipments by using combined and consolidated shipments<\/span>\n\u2022 Reviewing every courier trip and using digital courier management<\/span>\n\u2022 Expanded climate corridor for museum climate control, as recommended by the German Museum Association and the Bizot Green Protocol (if possible)<\/span>\n\n\u25e6 Renovation (LBN)<\/span>\n\u25aa A more general piece of text that rounds out the page (from the Building Brief)<\/span>\n\u25aa Symposium?<\/span>\nRenovation<\/span>\n\nIn the context of the Kunsthalle\u2019s comprehensive renovation aimed at ensuring its future viability, sustainability means more than just efficient technology, energy retrofitting of the existing building, or optimized workflows. It is not just about the<\/span>\nIt is not just about the preservation and maintenance of the historic building and the collection, but about the effort to restore the building for future generations<\/span>\nto make it more functional and accessible.<\/span>\n\nThe building will be adapted to meet the needs of a sustainable art museum in the 21st century through expanded exhibition spaces. In the future, the collection will be made more accessible as a cultural resource, contemporary art forms will be presented appropriately, and a diverse educational and event program will be expanded.<\/span>\n\nOnly if the museum can adapt its practices to reflect social and artistic changes will it remain relevant, and only then can the cultural values it preserves have a lasting impact.<\/span>\n\nIn the third part of a three-part symposium held in 2023 on October 27 and 28, we joined forces with national and international experts to explore the question of how a museum can become sustainable with a focus on sustainability and climate protection, under the title \u201cClimate Box vs. Climate Crisis.\u201d You can find more information about this and the participants on our blog. (Insert link)<\/span>\n\n\u00a0\n\nNotes from Nadine, Sept. 25:\nArt Education Texts: As if a) the texts were always written by us (B and V) and b) we hadn't been able to do so until now....\nBackground Gallery: Exhibition Title\nTop: Overwrite with \"From Our Mission Statement\"; bottom: paragraph, followed by a link without parentheses\nInclusion and Participation. Major revisions (content design) made to improve clarity\nRenovation: Link"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_sans_gross","text":"Social Sustainability"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_accordion","akkordeon_default_open":false,"akkordeon":[{"titel":"Consulting, Alliances, Associations","inhalte":"