culturenut is the first sustainability platform designed specifically for museums and the attractions industry to rethink how they manage idle assets. Traditionally, when exhibitions close, valuable cases, props, equipment, and materials are placed into storage or disposed of, creating high costs, wasted resources, and significant environmental impact.
culturenut introduces a groundbreaking solution: a global marketplace that connects cultural organizations to buy, sell, and repurpose these resources. By extending the lifecycle of materials, the platform diverts waste from landfills, reduces the carbon footprint of new fabrication, and enables institutions to generate income while saving on disposal costs.
More than just a marketplace, culturenut represents a transformative step toward a circular economy in the cultural sector. By turning unused assets into shared opportunities, it helps institutions embed sustainability into daily operations and encourages collaboration across museums, science centers, and attractions worldwide.
What makes culturenut truly innovative is its ability to transform sustainability from a challenge into a measurable advantage. It combines digital accessibility with a deep understanding of cultural operations, offering a practical, scalable model that delivers environmental impact, financial value, and industry-wide progress.
Users of the platform are already seeing tangible results:
“We loved using culturneut and were thrilled to take possession of 15 semi-trucks of fabulous retired exhibitions to repurpose in our Oklahoma Science Network.”
— Sherry Marshall, Science Museum Oklahoma
“As we have grown and developed as a museum, culturneut has been a great help to us. We’ve sold a number of exhibits on the website after gallery renovations. It is a fantastic network and a great way for museums to help each other out.”
— Meredith Doby, The DoSeum
culturenut fits the Sustainability Award category by directly addressing the climate crisis through waste reduction, resource reuse, and measurable positive outcomes. It redefines resource management for museums and cultural institutions, proving that sustainability can be both financially viable and culturally transformative.
Partners
- Harry Beckwith, Founder and Chief Engineer of Hot Pixel Group
- Jessica Grandbois, Creative Director of culturenut and Exhibits Development Group
- Amy Noble Seitz, Founder & CEO of culturenut and Exhibits Development Group
- Dawn Cunningham, COO of culturenut
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Hot Pixel Group brought our vision to life, engineering the platform and helping us design the foundation for our new marketplace.
Amy Noble Seitz, founder of culturneut, recognized a powerful opportunity to help museums generate revenue while reducing waste and supporting sustainability. With countless materials from the cultural sector ending up in landfills each year, culturneut was created to provide an immediate, practical solution, enabling institutions to make a little green while going green.
Jessica Grandbois helped launch culturneut in 2018 and led its rebranding and the development of its new marketplace in 2024. She has been part of every step of the journey, leading the creative direction for the new website that integrates seamlessly with the marketplace and bringing culturneut’s vision to life.
Dawn Cunningham joined culturneut in 2024 to help lead the development of the new platform designed to streamline how museums upcycle and monetize their idle assets. She played a pivotal role in launching the 2025 platform, driving strategic goals, and building the operational framework to bring them to life.
