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Museums give visitors an engaging, hands-on way to learn how science shapes the world.
And Chevy Humphrey, CEO of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, says they can also get people thinking and talking about climate change.
Humphrey: “I think museums are an incredible platform and a foundation for providing information and facts for people to actually develop their own insights and their own agency to do something.”
For example, in one exhibit at the Griffin, visitors learn about different forms of clean electricity and how to lower their energy use at home.
In another exhibit, they watch a time-lapse video of glaciers over 10 years.
Humphrey: “And you see the melting and you see before and after pictures.”
The Griffin is also updating their human body exhibit to include information about how climate hazards – like the wildfire smoke that reached Chicago this summer – can harm people.
Humphrey: “How do I protect myself? What is this impact going to be on my lungs, on my body?”
Humphrey says the museum aims to spark curiosity and critical thinking. And she hopes it inspires visitors to ask questions about how the world works.
Humphrey: “And have discussions and not be afraid to actually have a voice.”
Reporting credit: Ethan Freedman / ChavoBart Digital Media
