Dear Museums For Future Followers,

Your team of MFF volunteers is reaching out today with some news:
1. We want to say THANK YOU and look back at what we have achieved together.
2. We want to inform you that it is with a heavy heart that our organization of MFF is coming to an end.
3. Climate action will continue - just differently

1. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Our gratitude is difficult to express in words... Our museums and volunteers commitment, their time, their courage have made MFF a community that has driven change on many levels. As part of the For Future movement, we have shown how living democracy, willingness to take responsibility and a shared vision can shape societies. Together we have achieved that hearts have been moved, laws have been changed and practices reconsidered. We can be incredibly proud of that!
In almost 5 years of MFF, we are also proud of 9 global climate strikes, 6 action campaigns, 37 lectures, numerous member museums and initiatives, hundreds of informational and motivational posts on social media, thousands of voluntary hours in the background and of course countless actions that were carried out in our museum: from themed exhibitions, climate adaptation in castle gardens to incentives for sustainable mobility for staff and visitors.

1. Changes within our volunteer basis

Despite all that has been achieved, there is of course still a lot to do – We certainly agree on that. Our volunteers related to that. Since 2019, some of us have been passionate about this colossal task as part of MFF and other initiatives. In more than 5 years of commitment, a lot has changed for us professionally. Most of us now work full-time on the topic of climate action or sustainability, the majority in the cultural sector, others in research or in municipalities.
A quote from Eckart von Hirschhausen sums it up quite well: “It’s hard to save the world on a voluntary basis when others are destroying it full-time.” Most of us have now turned volunteer work into a full-time job – So now we're fighting full-time for a better future. And this is what our MFF institutions and now countless networks and initiatives in the cultural sector do too. It's simply unbelievable how much has changed in the last few years!
At the same time, we all have limited time available. It became clear to us volunteers: We wanted to drive change with MFF. We did that. Now we need new ways and ideas to take climate action. But we know: the fight for climate justice will continue – just differently!

1. What's next?

For us volunteers in Germany and Austria, one thing is certain: we are ending our active work regarding the organization of MFF due to limited capacities. We are planning to close all social media channels, email accounts and the website by the end of May.
The German and Austrian chapters are in discussions with their museums about how to proceed. The “international team” stopped its work. The Turkish chapter continues through their own channels.

Well, some things will change, but one: We will continue to fight for climate justice - you can rely on that!

Your MFF team