I haven't been following this thread closely, but for those people on the
listserv located in Canada I thought I would mention that the Canadian
Conservation Institute (CCI) offers an excellent 2 day workshop called
"Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Institutions":
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/learning-opportunities/workshops/emerg_e.aspx. I
took it a few years ago when I worked as a curator for a small historical
collection - it was quite comprehensive and a great opportunity to talk
about these issues with other museum professionals.

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Emily F. Porth, M.A.
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On 11/01/07, Meredith L. Dunham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Another resource would be if you know of any museum professionals who have
> experienced a disaster relatively recently.  They could probably give you
> all sorts of tips on what to keep in mind.
>
> The Heritage Foundation in Norfolk, VA suffered a hurricane and a fire in
> the past 5 years and has held a workshop on recovery and had tips for
> dealing with FEMA.  They're phone is 757.423.2052.
>
> The Isle of Wight County Museum is still going through recovery after a
> major flood of their museum and they might be able to offer tips as
> well.  They're phone is 757.357.7459.
>
> You could also talk to the staff at Virginia House in Richmond, VA.  They
> have suffered a couple of floods and have a lot of good advice to share.  I
> don't have their phone number though.
>
> I know working with them has given me a lot of ideas about recovery
> efforts, things that are so mundane, I would never have thought to put
> information for it in the plan.  There are also a few bits of advice
> gathered from those who have been in the trenches that dplan.org misses
> although that resource is about as comprehensive as you could possibly get
> without actually going through a disaster.  We are working on our disaster
> plan through that site as well and I am very impressed.
>
> Meredith
>
> Virginia Beach Historic Houses
> 3131 Virginia Beach Blvd.
> Virginia Beach, VA 23452
> Phone: 757-431-4000
> Fax: 757-431-3733
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Knaub, Katie
> Sent: Wed 1/10/2007 11:18 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Disaster Plan
>
>
>
> We are in the process of working on a disaster plan for our museum. Does
> anyone have a plan that they would be willing to share as an example. You
> can respond to me off list.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Katie Knaub
>
> Director of Education
>
> The National Watch and Clock Museum
>
> The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
>
> 514 Poplar Street
>
> Columbia, PA 17512
>
> 717-684-8261 ext.237
>
> ________________________________
>
>

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