Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

  Do you have water damaged audiovisual materials? The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has put together a list of Do’s and Do-Not’s for audiovisual first aid: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/guide/home/first-aid-water

 From an emergency salvage checklist to a list of organizations to contact after a disaster, the Texas Historical Commission has a great selection of resources for Texas institutions and historical properties impacted by weather events. https://www.thc.texas.gov/news-events/disaster-resources-historic-properties https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/preserve/museums/files/Be_Prepared_for_a_hurricane.pdf https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/preserve/museums/files/emergency-prep-checklist.pdf

 In less than three minutes the Galveston Historical Foundation does a great job at discussing the handling and drying procedures you should keep in mind when working with furniture after a flooding event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw8aWdgi0cA

 The 2021 Hurricane Preparations for Cultural Institutions webinar from May is now hosted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejYPf8AtY1g

  This helpful wet salvage quick-reference chart developed by Betty Walsh allows users to quickly determine how to handle, pack, and dry various types of media (paper documents, books, paintings, computer media, photographs, etc.). https://cool.culturalheritage.org/waac/wn/wn19/wn19-2/wn19-207.html

  The Foundation for Advacement in Conservation (FAIC) is pleased to announce a free webinar, titled: “Emergency Planning and Response, Texas-Style,” on  July 14 at 3:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m. CST) . Join us, as Olivia Primanis from the Texas Collections Emergency Resource Alliance (TX-CERA) and Lauren Hainley from the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) discuss response efforts following Polar Vortex Uri, in February 2021. Register here:  https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/emergency-planning-and-response-texas-style

 Did you miss last week’s webinar on insurance claims and collection recovery? The video is available to watch thanks to the Texas Historical Commission: https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/7390431593632665872