The Museum Department Schloss Trautenfels wholeheartedly supports the Declaration of Museums For Future. Our goal is to provide visitors with food for thought on climate protection and to show new perspectives and alternatives for everyday action. As a museum, we engage with topics such as energy efficiency and sustainability and, based on our existing strengths, we continually strive to further improve and develop our careful use of resources.
In our museum’s context, this means that we strive to reuse installations and structural elements that we already have for as many exhibitions as possible, including showcases, picture frames and technical devices such as monitors or projectors. We also take our inventory into account when designing new projects and install energy-saving lighting fixtures wherever possible.
Since February 2020, our entire building and archives are taken care of using eco-friendly, certified detergents and cleaning agents. Our cleaning contractor Reinigungfront GmbH was the first company in Austria to become “EU Eco Label”-certified, in line with the innovative “Green Front” concept. Since then, all biotechnological cleaning agents from this provider have now been awarded the EMAS & EU Eco Label certification.
Our journal “Da schau her. Kulturzeitschrift aus Österreichs Mitte” (Look at that! A cultural magazine from the heart of Austria) regularly features articles on nature conservation and climate protection. Furthermore, in a special issue on regional food security, we highlight how to find local sources of high-quality food in the District of Liezen.
Various institutions have devised a strategy called “Regional erzeugen – vermarkten – managen und kooperieren” (production, marketing, managing and cooperating on a local level), which will benefit the region’s future development as a whole. Their aim is to raise awareness for regional products and to promote locally produced food.
As employees of the Museum Department Schloss Trautenfels, we regularly take part in the “Grünes Museum” event series (hosted by the Deutsche Kongress) to ensure that we are as up-to-date as possible when handling valuable objects and engaging with people in the museum.
It is important to all of us to further develop the sustainability of our actions in daily museum operations and continue our efforts towards improving living conditions worldwide.
