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Dorset Museum’s first Climate Change Takeover Day was held in Nov 2021. It was led by Daniel Lane, a former student of Budmouth College and now studying History at the University of Southampton.
After hearing a talk about climate change delivered by our Engagement Lead, Dr Anjana Khatwa, Daniel wanted to volunteer at Dorset Museum and contribute towards the exhibition. He designed a competition for children to express their thoughts and feelings about climate change and also helped our Community Curator Erni Pelham write social media posts for the Kids in Museums Takeover Day.
Daniel then expanded his role by designing an art project to reach out to more young people in the Dorchester and Weymouth area.
Isaac Theo Harris is in Year 8 at Budmouth Academy, Weymouth. He designed this poster in response to Daniel Lane’s call for artworks inspired by climate change. Isaac said:
“On one side of the picture is nature’s beauty – animals and forests – but the other side engulfs and dwarfs it with pollution gases, whilst cranes and machines cut down the last trees, and forest fires rage.
“My key message is that we must stop chopping down trees and start planting because this will greatly reduce the greenhouse gasses entering the atmosphere.”
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