Events

In August, 2014, The Natural History hosted an expedition to the Rockaway Pipeline. The Rockaway Pipeline will run through Gateway National Recreation Area, the oldest urban national park in the United States, and continue to Jamaica Bay, Jacob Riis Park, and Floyd Bennett Field. Fracking specialists led this expedition and outlined the potential impacts the pipeline has on New York’s communities.

NY Arts Practicum students participated in a workshop outlining the climate movement and radical potential for change. Independent Summer Program, NYC

Students from The New School attended a workshop that examined practices within museums and then crafted their own interventions. Design for Sustainability, The New School, NYC

The Natural History Museum coordinated with local ecologists to enhance understandings of environmental issues in Kentucky, specifically in Whitesburg, Benham, and Berea. The expedition included tours of mountaintop removal sites, underground mines, and nature preserves.