Global Warming Exhibition and Interpretive Programs

美国自然历史博物馆和环境保护基金会将制作一场关于全球变暖的大型展览。许多人对全球变暖的前景越来越关注和担忧，但相互矛盾的报告导致公众对气候变化的预测感到困惑。因此，有必要对这一及时的主题进行教育，特别是以只有展览才能提供的直接和生动的方式。对潜在气候变化的重要性的广泛认识将导致对这一复杂而严重的问题作出明智的决定并采取必要的行动。参观者将了解气候变化的驱动力、温室气体的来源和性质、科学家如何研究气候，以及关于全球变暖预测的准确性的辩论。展览还将重点关注全球变暖的潜在环境、社会和经济后果，以及个人和国家可以做出哪些选择来减少温室气体排放。参观者将能够深入探索这些主题，并将信息与个人体验相结合。展览将客观地呈现科学数据，明确区分已知和预测的数据。美国博物馆和EDF将制作科学研讨会、教育项目和出版物，以更好地接触普通游客、学校和媒体。顾问将监督和评估展览的内容和设计，从策划到制作和展示，以确保展览的教育效果。

The American Museum of Natural History and the Environmental Defense Fund will produce a major exhibition on global warming. The prospect of global warming is viewed by many with increasing attention and concern, but conflicting reports have resulted in public confusion about predictions of climate change. Thus, a need exists for education on this timely subject, particularly in the direct and vivid way that only an exhibition provides. Wide-spread awareness of the significance of potential climate change will lead to making informed decisions and taking necessary actions regarding this complex and serious problem. Visitors will learn about the forces that drive climate change, the sources and properties of greenhouse gases, how scientists study climate, and debates on the accuracy of global warming predictions. The exhibition will also focus on potential environmental, social, and economic consequences of global warming and what choices individuals and nations can make to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Visitors will be able to explore these topics in depth and integrate the information with personal experience. The exhibition will present scientific data objectively, clearly distinguishing between what is known and what is predicted. The American Museum and EDF will produce scientific symposia, educational programs, and publications for greater outreach to general visitors, schools and the media. Consultants will monitor and evaluate the content and design, from planning through fabrication and display, to ensure the educational effectiveness of the exhibition.