Climate Week 2026
Installation: When I Am Among the Trees
On view starting Friday, September 18
Floor 2, North Galleria (past Restaurant at Gilder)
Free for Members or with Museum admission
New York City is home to millions of people—and millions of trees. We depend on them to provide shade, keep sidewalks cool, support wildlife, absorb water, and filter air pollution.
When I Am Among the Trees, a special installation in the Museum’s North Galleria, will extend the Arthur Ross Terrace indoors with live native trees, benches, a birdsong soundscape, information about New York City’s urban forests, and profiles of those taking action to protect and grow the city’s canopy.
The Museum’s new investigation-driven learning lab, designed for ages 8 and up, is open on select Saturdays and Sundays, noon–5 pm.
Alvaro Keding/© AMNH
Climate Education in Action
Teaching New York’s Climate Requirement
Friday, September 25, 5–6:30 pm
This Climate Week NYC event for educators, policymakers, and thought leaders focuses on increasing climate literacy and integrating climate education in the classroom.
Featuring welcome remarks from Museum President Sean Decatur and a keynote from climate educator Suzie Hicks “The Climate Chick,” this year’s event will include inspiring teacher presentations on bringing climate education into the classroom. Register for the livestream.
This event is organized by the Museum with SubjectToClimate, the Climate & Resilience Education Taskforce (CRETF), New York City Public Schools Office of Energy and Sustainability, the Climate Mental Health Network (CMHN), and the Yale Program of Climate Change Communication (YPCCC).
ClimateFest and Carnival at the Museum: A Climate Fete are part of the Milstein Discovery Series and are proudly supported by the Paul & Irma Milstein Foundation.
A portion of this program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.