A toddler’s bath water, tears of joy from a newly ordained priest, condensed sweat from a nightclub. British artist Amy Sharrocks collects all kinds of water. In 2013 she set up the Museum of Water, a live piece of artwork that travels around the world and invites people to donate water — from spit to melted snow — in a bottle and discuss what it means to them. The initiative aims to understand why people treasure water and help prepare them for a drier climate, Sharrocks told an audience of climate experts, activists and museum curators at the International Symposium on Climate Change and Museums in Manchester, England. "For example, we show them how to have three-minute showers to better cope with water shortages," she says. Sharrocks is not alone. As world leaders increasingly face up to the fallout of climate change, curators are planning a new wave of museums, devoted to what many consider a defining issue of the times. From Germany to Denmark, Hong Kong to Canada, talk of clim...
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