Today, climate change has become a global concern, and its relationship to cultural property poses significant challenges. Rather than focusing on the traditional preservation of works of art, we want to explore how museums, monuments and historic urban centers contribute to the greenhouse effect.
On this occasion it would be interesting to know and consider why museums, monuments and historic urban centers have become a very important factor that increases the greenhouse effect of climate change.
Some of the international cultural organizations have taken the task of analyzing what it means the displacement of millions of people around the world for the purpose of cultural tourism.
The tremendous attraction of a great temporary exhibition on one of the great artists of history, the discovery or renovation of an archaeological site, or the advertising campaigns that make us fall in love with the urban centers of the past, together with the attractive offers of airlines, hotels and tourist services, cause a massive mobilization to the main capitals of the world.
The results of these studies show an alarming 5% of the total polluting gases that cause the greenhouse effect. In other words, for our love of delighting in marvelous works of art, for the experience of exploring an ancient ruin, for enjoying a live concert or a local tasting, we contribute one twentieth of the most serious environmental problem known to mankind.
As a final reflection, it is impossible for us to forget or put aside our interest in culture, but we can, as responsibly as possible, plan our trips and travels, being selective and careful in reducing distances, means, services and, of course, the times we go on a trip each year.
Thank you for thinking about it and considering it!
From SIT, we try to be careful to recommend only the most relevant and significant events for you to make your plans for visits and cultural tourism.
