The Sustainability Excellence Award (SEA)
The Sustainability Excellence Award is a PIC Green signature program that educates, facilitates, and encourages green practices in museums. Started in 2014, the award recognizes sustainability efforts in facilities, programming, and exhibits in both large and small institutions. PIC Green views the award as an opportunity to share sustainability stories and encourage museums to develop and educate visitors about green practices. SEA winners are honored at the AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo and their application materials are shared in the "Awards Issue" of
Museum Magazine. Winners also receive a gift donated on their behalf to the
“Adopt an Acre of the Northern Rockies” program from the Nature Conservancy.
2017 Recipients
Facilities/Site and Operation
 | National Museum of the American Indian |
Programming
 | Smithsonian Folklife |
Exhibitions
 | Balboa Park Sustainability Studio |
Honorable Mention
 | The Field Museum Sustainable Food Operator Program |
2016 Recipients
Facilities/Site and Operation
| Exploratorium (Large Museum)
San Francisco
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| Walter Anderson Museum of Art (Small Museum)
Ocean Springs, MS
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Programming
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago Academy of Sciences (Large Museum)
Chicago
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Exhibitions
| San Diego Natural History Museum (Large Museum)
San Diego
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Honorable Mention
- Springs Preserve (DesertSol)
Las Vegas, NV
- San Diego Natural History Museum (PROBEA, Smart Schools: Green Practices in the Baja California Peninsula)
San Diego
Flickr slideshow from 2016 PIC Green SEA Breakfast:
