Earth Month 2024

Abel Rodríguez: Between Planting and Painting

The Amazonian artist was displaced from the rainforest of Araracuara—but it lives on in his work.

Magazine Podcast

Can Corn Do More Than Feed Us?

Hear how this popular crop is helping craft a more sustainable future in Mexico.

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What Happens When a Marine Biologist and an Artist Work Together?

A collaboration between Joan Jonas and scientist David Gruber tackles ecology, technology, and the web of life.

Seeing More Artworks with an Environmental Eye

Find unexpected stories of climate change—from Warhol’s Soup Cans to the humble ball bearing—in art on view at MoMA.

Built Ecologies

Green over Gray: Emilio Ambasz’s Architecture in the Landscape

Watch an innovative architect reflect on his landmark buildings.

Ambasz Essays

Does Capitalism Dream of Electric Jeeps? A Conversation with Thea Riofrancos

The political scientist tells us why the electric car revolution won’t save us.

An Old Crop Gets a New Life

See how artist Fernando Laposse transforms corn husks into art.

Magazine Podcast

Ten Minutes with Detroit Hives: On Bees

Beekeepers reflect on how fear transformed into love after they realized the huge impact of these tiny creatures.

Meditations in an Emergency: The Voices of Emerging Ecologies

Listen to architects and designers reflect on how to build a more sustainable world.

Emerging Ecologies: Introduction to a Field Guide

Read an exclusive excerpt from the exhibition’s “field guide,” in which the fervor that led to the first Earth Day acted as a backdrop to architectural innovation.

Built Ecologies

Place Is My Medium: Mary Miss Finds Art Under Ground

Our Built Ecologies video series continues with an artist who seeks to connect people to the world around them.

Ambasz Essays

The War on Carbon

Science historian Leah Aronowsky examines the high carbon footprint of energy efficiency.

Mierle Laderman Ukeles on (Re)Imagining Freshkills Park

See how New York’s largest landfill is being transformed into an urban oasis.

Delcy Morelos: Working with Soil to Free the Soul

The Colombian artist focuses on unlocking the creative and spiritual power of geometry, color, and the land.

UNIQLO ArtSpeaks

Jean Savitsky on Charles Sheeler’s American Landscape

How do we balance progress and sustainability as we move toward a better future?

Tomás Saraceno Takes On the Challenge

The artist charges forward to stop lithium mining in his home country.

Ambasz Essays

Simulated Worlds and Rotating Spacecraft

A noted philosopher and historian looks at humanity’s obsession with futurism, our many flops at predicting future technologies, and the rise of “longtermism.”

Built Ecologies

Peter Chermayeff’s “Dark Magic Box”

Our Built Ecologies video series continues with a look at the immersive architecture of aquariums.

Seeing Artworks with an Environmental Eye

What happens when we bring a focus on the land to landmark works of art?

Magazine Podcast

Ten Minutes with Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman: On Building Citizenship

Discover how architecture can unite communities divided by an international border.

Built Ecologies

Reclaiming Indigenous Architecture in Hawaii

Our Built Ecologies series continues with a look at Hawaiʻi Non-Linear, architects who are attempting to recover an Indigenous Honolulu.

Magazine Podcast

Ten Minutes with Kalpona Akter: On Fast Fashion

In Bangladesh, a garment worker barely makes enough money to cover the cost of rent. Discover the truth about the unfair labor practices behind many of the clothes we wear.

Magazine Podcast

Ten Minutes with Mabel O. Wilson: On Found Materials

Hear the artist’s niece talk about how John Outterbridge brought new life to old materials.

Built Ecologies

Designing for Other Species

Our Built Ecologies video series continues with Joyce Hwang, an architect who is building for bats and birds as much as humans.

Reflections in a Black Mirror: An Interview with Adrián Balseca

We visited the artist’s studio to discuss unexpected connections, extractivism, and healing objects.

Built Ecologies

Building with Nature

Watch the first episode of MoMA’s new video series on architecture and the environment, a profile of the groundbreaking SITE work of James Wines.

Architecture Must Adapt to a Changing World

On the occasion of Earth Day, architect Kunlé Adeyemi talks about reimagining buildings to coexist with people and the environment.

Magazine Podcast

Listen to the Broken Nature Podcast

In this four-episode series, hosted by senior curator Paola Antonelli, guests examine our fragile ties to the environment.

Artist Project

Olafur Eliasson’s Earth Perspectives

For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the artist offers a participatory artwork for creating a new world view.

Printing Architecture

Watch how two architects use 3-D printing to build new coral reefs and address California’s housing crisis.

Planet, Mother, Spaceship: Art to Commemorate Earth Day

From floating think tanks to modular coral farms, MoMA’s Architecture and Design curators share artworks addressing the environmental crisis.

Portraits of a Fragile Planet

Watch some recent entries from MoMA’s annual Doc Fortnight festival that focus on our changing Earth.

Grace under Pressure

Curator Paola Antonelli reveals how design can address some of the world’s crises.

How Much Energy Does It Take to Run a Museum?

An architect and an expert in sustainable real estate strategies discuss sustainability at the new MoMA.

Spring Sustainability at The Modern Restaurant

A look at the future of renewable harvesting at The Modern