Arcadia Earth
Climate Museum and Retail Shop
A first of it’s kind climate focused pop-up museum experience with a retail shop.
Challenge:
Create a climate museum that would teach people about each facet of the problem and equip them with the tools to do something about it before they left. That was the goal of Arcadia Earth. And to do so we tried to create something impactful using art and technology that would leave people feeling like there was at least one thing they can do to make an impact.
We built the exhibit in just about a month and in that time I also completely built out the retail shop, sourcing the highest quality sustainable and regenerative goods I could find. The result was a success, with ticket sales in the seven figure range. Albeit the New York location eventually closed, but went on to open branch locations in Las Vegas and Toronto. We even received coverage from the New York Times and Time Out NY to name a few notable press outlets.
Role:
Head of Retail, Sustainability Advisor, Program Manager and Climate Change Consulting.
Produced at:
Arcadia Earth, with Oceanic Global
A short video depicting some of the features at Arcadia.
Plastic Bag tunnel made of the number of plastic bags used every day in NYC in 2019.
The museum had both AR components and VR experiences throughout the exhibit.
Jellyfish chandelier made from ocean plastics collected in Long Island.
One of several panels I either organized or hosted in our event space downstairs.
The retail shop was curated by me, inclusive of signage that showed the product benefits and ways they addressed specific changes.
Holding down the fort in the retail shop, featuring repurposed book pages to create a coral reef effect.
The front facade on Broadway near NYU.