CLEVELAND -- As we face the critical issues that increasingly threaten our health and the health of our planet, it has never been more important to make science relevant and accessible to everyone. After all, the global change we need to protect our planet will not happen until the impact is understood at a personal level. To achieve this, we must lower the barrier to science literacy and integrate the story of natural history into the fabric of our culture — bridging the gap between arts and sciences to convey how humans and nature depend on one another to survive.
As places of civic engagement, community gathering, and public discourse, museums and other cultural and educational institutions are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between disciplines in order to tell stories that inform citizens, inspire action, and ignite a sense of connection to the world around us.