staff was for forming a union, and said that Thea Tsulukiani, the Georgia Minister of Culture had ‘punished’ them. History In the United States, labor unrest within the arts and cultural sector go back at least nearly a century to 1933 when a New York based collective of artists eventually known as the Artist’s Union used collective bargaining for state relief for unemployed artists. In 1971 administrative staff at New York’s Museum of Modern Art formed the organization "Professional and Staff Association of the Museum of Modern Art" (PASTA), the first union of professional employees, as opposed to maintenance and service people, at a privately‐financed museum. The contract negotiated would provide a wage increase, protection against termination without cause, and direct access to trustees and policy-making processes at the museum. While there was some interest from workers at other museums at the time, for the next fifty years there was little change in museums adding union representation of their professional employees. Sustainability and climate change Increasingly museums have been responded to the ongoing climate crisis through enacting sustainable museum practices, and exhibitions highlighting the issues surrounding climate change and the Anthropocene. See also Audio tour Cell phone tour Computer Interchange of Museum Information Exhibition history Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, world's first museum International Council of Museums International Museum Day (18 May) List of museums List of largest art museums List of most-visited museums List of most visited art museums List of most-visited museums by region .museum Museum education Museum fatigue Museum label Museum shop Public memory Science tourism Types of museums Virtual Library museums pages References Further reading Aronsson, Peter., and Gabriella Elgenius. National Museums and Nation-Building in Europe 1750-2010 : Mobilization and Legitimacy, Continuity and Change. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2015. Rentzhog, Sten (2007). Open air museums: The history and future of a visionary idea. Stockholm and Östersund: Carlssons Förlag / Jamtli. Simon, Nina K. (2010). The Participatory Museum. Santa Cruz: Museums 2.0 – also available in English: External links International Council of Museums Museums of the World VLmp directory of museums Museology Tourist activities Educational buildings