Signed by the 33 Founding Members of the Culture for the Planet Alliance, the Declaration of Lausanne unites museums, theatres, opera houses, cultural networks, and academic institutions around one shared purpose: to accelerate the global sustainability transition in the arts and culture sector. This founding commitment calls for cooperation beyond borders and disciplines: for one sector that speaks with one voice in the global conversation on sustainability.

Culture has the power to imagine, inspire, and model the change our societies need. Through this declaration, we affirm that artistic creation and cultural practice can lead the way towards more sustainable futures, by rethinking how we create, produce, and share.

Together, we bridge science and culture, policy and practice, imagination and action.