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Deets: The Climate Museum, the first museum in the nation dedicated to climate change, has opened its latest exhibition in SoHo, THE END OF FOSSIL FUEL. Located at 105 Wooster Street in Manhattan, the show features exhibits that educate visitors about the fossil fuel industry and the intertwined histories of inequality and the climate crisis, and that invite visitors to connect and take action.
The exhibition’s lead artist is R. Gregory Christie, a celebrated illustrator who is an NAACP Image Award winner, a six-time Coretta Scott King Honor recipient, and a Caldecott Honor winner. The show features Christie’s 45-foot mural Making Tomorrow, which envisions the struggle for, and transition to, climate justice.
In addition to the artwork by Christie, the exhibition includes:
A series of exhibits that dive into the origins of the fossil fuel industry and its creation and exploitation of racially defined sacrifice zones and aggressive use of deception, on one hand, and inspiring subjects like the remarkable history of the environmental and climate justice movement and the existence of a (currently silent) supermajority for climate justice in the US, on the other;
Interactive maps of New York City, the U.S., and the world visualizing the connections between the climate crisis and social inequality;
A sticker wall where visitors commit to specific climate actions—creating a vibrant community-built installation that builds collective momentum for addressing both the climate crisis and the inequalities with which it is bound up;
A station where visitors can write postcards that the Museum mails and reflections they share on a large visitor reflection wall;
A children’s activity station with books about climate justice and materials to draw an imagined future; and
A reading corner for adults with a selection of books and articles on the climate crisis, the fossil fuel industry, and the climate justice movement.
Hint for the Average Socialite: The exhibition opened on October 7, 2023 and will welcome visitors through April 28, 2024. Admission is free and open to the public, between the hours of 1pm to 6pm, Wednesday through Sunday. During the run of the show, the Museum will also present free public programs, youth programs, community events, and more.
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