Ki Books
Here are our free step-by-step guides, each with a particular theme, to implement sustainable changes now. Download here and start taking immediate action.
Waste & Materials Ki Book
A single museum can produce the same amount of waste as 365 households! Our Ki Books on Waste & Materials outlines what suitable alternatives are available for our sector and teaches us how to reduce our waste.
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Social Sustainability Ki Book
Social sustainability is at the core of sustainability. It’s about people and their relationship with nature, the continuity of societies’ past, present and future. And culture is at the heart of people. Learn how we, as cultural professionals, can combat structural racism, support human rights and fight for equality and justice globally.
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Energy Ki Book
Museums in the United States alone produce 12 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide every year! That’s the same as all of the cars driving in the city of London! Energy is the invisible culprit – but just because we can’t see it doesn’t mean we can’t save it. Download our Energy Ki Book and see how you can reduce your carbon footprint and save money today!
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Meet Our Contributors
Co-Director of Waste And Materials, Ki Culture
Conservator, Studio Olafur Eliasson
Berlin
Co-Director of Waste And Materials, Ki Culture
Assistant Museum Scientist, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, UC Berkeley
San Francisco
Contributor
Sustainability Officer, National Galleries of Scotland
Edinburgh
Contributor
District and Community Support Officer, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
Tiruchirappalli
Contributors
Founder and Managing Principal, Planet+Purpose Solutions
Charleston
Advisor
Co-Founder, Art2Zero
New York
Advisor
Paper Conservator, Modern British Conservation
London
Advisor
Science Communication Manager, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Advisor
Co-Founder, Art2Zero
New York
Advisor
Co-Founder, Art2Zero
New York
Advisor
Learning Content Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Dalkeith
Additional Support
Exhibit Attendant at Starvox Entertainment, MA Museum Studies, University of Toronto
Toronto
Social Sustainability
Co-Director of Social Sustainability, Ki Culture
Objects Conservator, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway
Oslo
Co-Director of Social Sustainability, Ki Culture
Founder, Before Thought
Washington D.C.
Social Sustainability Coordinator and Contributor, Ki Culture
Museum Consultant, KCA London
London
Contributor
Museum Professional
Athens
Contributor
Project Manager, Qisetna: Talking Syria | Educator, Academia Discover
Lucena
Contributor
PhD Student, Conservation of Material Culture, UCLA
Los Angeles
Contributor
Assistant Chief Conservator, National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos
Advisor
Executive Director, International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)
Tucson
Advisor
Chief Conservator, Ethnographic Museum of Geneva
Geneva
Advisor
Freelance Museum Education Specialist, London, United Kingdom
London
Advisor
Founder and Co-Chair, Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice
Canmore
Advisor
Head of the Polymaterial Restoration Laboratory, Vatican Museums
Rome
Energy
Founder and Executive Director, Ki Culture
Amsterdam
Energy Coordinator and Contributor, Ki Culture
New York
Contributor
Director, Advancing Net Zero, World Green Buildings Council
Brussels
Contributor
Facilities and Sustainability Coordinator, Missouri Historical Society
St. Louis
Contributor
Project Engineer, Hydro Operation Great Lakes Ltd
Kigali
Contributor
Buildings & Places AECOM
London
Advisor
Sustainability Lead, Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Advisor
Conservation Scientist, Research Fellow, Universita degli Studi di Firenze
Florence
Advisor
Museum Consultant, Building Functionality & Sustainability
Amsterdam
Advisor
Associate Principal, Integral Group
San Francisco
Additional Support
Museum Professional
Athens
Additional Support
Book and Paper Conservator, The British Library
London
Additional Support
Exhibit Attendant at Starvox Entertainment, MA Museum Studies, University of Toronto
Toronto
Additional Support
Paintings Conservation Student, Northumbria University Newcastle Program in Preventive Conservation/Conservation of Fine Art
Newcastle
Additional Support
Design Lead, Ki Culture
Nottingham
Designer, Ki Culture
Nottingham
Supervisor
Collaboration Designer, Ki Culture
Winnipeg
Supervisor
Director of Design and Digital Strategy, Ki Culture
New York
Editor
Executive Director, Ki Culture
Amsterdam
Editor & Communication Professional
St Louis
Citation Contributor
Admin Support, SiCMSc in Conservation, Restoration of Modern Materials and Media, Bern University of the Arts
Berne
Alt Text Writer
Co-Director of Social Sustainability, Ki Culture Founder, Before Thought