Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

What is the risk of fire to heritage sites? What are the main causes? What can be done to mitigate the risk of fire? This webinar by ICCROM provides data about fire around the world and practical mitigation strategies.   Heritage and Pandemics: My museum is on fire!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7B3dvswfns&t=693s

  Climate change is a slow, but looming threat over collections. As the climate changes, so too do the dangers that can affect a collection. This article analyzes the Ithaka S+R’s 2022 Art Museum Director Survey to understand the current experience.  https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/how-have-art-museums-been-impacted-by-climate-change/  

How does climate change affect cultural institutions, and what can be done to prepare? PROTECCT-GLAM (Providing Risk of The Environment’s Changing Climate Threats for Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums), funded by IMLS in 2023 for a three year project, seeks to answer these questions by combining the expertise of varying fields. News release: https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2023/01/climate-change-impacts-museums-galleries.php Project website: https://www.edbenoit.com/protecct-glam  

  Don't forget to register for our next webinar, Managing the Mustiness: Mold Control and Collections Emergency Response, by Tara Kennedy. It will be held Tuesday, August 15 at 3:30 CST. Registration is required, but free.    Event details and registration link: https://www.txcera.org/