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Why Museums Became Climate Activists’ Chosen Battlegrounds? 

By Aida Haidar  on 18 January 2026

When you attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, organized by Masdar, which I did this January, you expect discussions about clean energy, finance, technology, and the future of the planet. What you don’t necessarily expect is a sharp, intellectually uncomfortable conversation about soup, glue and the moral responsibility of museums....