The Natural History Museum’s headline youth climate and nature programme returns next month for its third consecutive year. From Tuesday 29 April to Saturday 3 May, young climate leaders from across the globe, climate and environment professionals and several of the Museum’s 400 pioneering scientists will unite for Fixing Our Broken Planet: Generation Hope, which will be free for all Museum visitors.
The five-day programme of inspiring talks and educational workshops has been created in collaboration with young leading climate advocates, with the aim of inspiring positive change and allowing young people to realise their potential to take meaningful action for the planet.
Camilla Tham, Head of International Partnerships at the Natural History Museum, said: “As we continue to face a multitude of threats to people and planet, we want to do all we can to ensure young people feel both informed about the issues and inspired and confident to tackle them. By convening a diverse range of voices and expertise in this programme, our goal is for Generation Hope to create a space where young people can truly engage and feel better equipped to take action for a more positive future.”
A space for inquisitive minds to connect with scientists, activists and creatives from around the world, sessions will explore our relationship with the planet and learning about the solutions communities are finding to face its biggest challenges. These will include:
Daily science stations in Hintze Hall to hear more about the pioneering research from some of the Museum’s world-leading experts
Connecting with wildlife through nature journaling in the Museum’s brand-new gardens
A session where scientists and young activists alike discuss some of the shining success stories of how we are making progress for people and planet
Workshops exploring accessible skills and knowledge that people can take away to feel more confident about changes they can make to better our planet
Talks from scientists, organisations, creatives and young activists about their careers and how they got to where they are today
Daphne Frias, climate justice advocate and Advisory Board member for Generation Hope, says: “The best part of Generation Hope is getting to build a community with our attendees. As an Advisory Board member, it’s most important that audience feedback gets injected into every part of our programme. Climate justice is a people-led movement and our panels and workshops truly reflect that. I’m excited for attendees to explore what solutions for climate look like, as well as using the new gardens for some of our sessions. It’s a reminder that the Museum is not just a place where we observe our natural history, but one where we can live alongside it.”
Generation Hope joins a series of new events and activities launching alongside the Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery, the Museum’s first permanent exhibition since 2016, set to open 3 April 2025. The new gallery combines the latest research from Museum scientists and advice from environmentalists to explore the biggest challenges facing our planet and will feature commentary from Mitzi Jonelle Tan and Daphne Frias, two of Generation Hope’s young advocates and collaborators.
For those unable to make it to the iconic South Kensington site, a selection of events and resources will also be available online. Tickets for each session are essential and are now available via the Natural History Museum’s website.
Generation Hope is part of Fixing Our Broken Planet. A wide variety of trusts, foundations, companies and individuals are supporting the Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery and programme including Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation, Wellcome and GSK.
Fixing Our Broken Planet: Generation Hope returns to the Natural History Museum from Tuesday 29 April – Saturday 3 May 2025. Tickets are free and booking is essential.
