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From: Peter Rebernik <[log in to unmask]>
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To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 5:11 AM
Subject: Re: Surviving a Disaster


>Dear David Harvey,
>
>I visited the excellent site you mentioned, the American Institute for
>Conservation. I thought it is quite remarkable that in you conference you
>even had a lesson on:
>"The Zemaljski Musej in Sarajevo: The Response to Four Years of War Damage
>and the Prospects of Peace" by R. E. Child from the National Museums and
>Galleries of Wales.
>I do hope that we (someone) could care for the cultural treasures destroyed
>in the civil war in the Kosovo are right now. In all the Yugoslav
conflicts,
>especially the cultural sites (churches of the other religion, libraries,
>museums) were intentionally destroyed.
>
>Greetings,
>Peter, the Rebernik
>
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>>The annual meeting of The American Institute for Conservation, which just
>concluded, had a week long exploration of the theme, "Disaster
Preparedness,
>Response, and Recovery". There were a numerous case studies presented.  To
>obtain a list of the programe and workshops you can go to the AIC web site
>at :
>>http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/aic
>>
>>I would also recommend that you contact the AIC office to ask seek advice
>on how our meeting went and on the resources that are available - it is
>always helpful to avoid re-inventing the wheel!
>>
>>.I felt that in many ways we were preaching to the converted
(conservators)
>and that the most important people to hear these stories and to implement
>preventative measures would be museum administrators and directors.  There
>are important lessons to be gleaned!
>>
>>Cheers!
>>Dave
>>
>>David Harvey
>>Asscoiate conservator,
>>Metals & Arms
>>The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
>>P.O. Box 1776
>>Williamsburg, Virginia  23187-1776 USA
>>Voice:   757-220-7039
>>E-Mail:  [log in to unmask]
>