The Museum Security Website (http://museum-security.org/) has a special page Safety and Salvage Plans. You may find answers to some (not all) of your questions there... Ton Cremers > A query has recently come up in my office and has been causing much > discussion. I would appreciate it if any subscribers to the list could > contribute with interesting strategies. > > How do you evacuate school groups from galleries/whole museums? > What if the group(s) is (are) dispersed around a large gallery? Collect > together and meet outside? > Are teachers drilled prior to arriving? > Is the whole group drilled on arrival? > Do you simply rely on well trained gallery warders to usher them out? > What is the procedure once they are outside? > Is there a seperate regrouping procedure/area for schools than for general > visitors? > How do you get them back in again? > What valuable lessons have you learnt from real emergency situations? > > Many thanks in advance to those who contribute. I will compile the answers > and post it to the list for those who are interested, at an the end of the > discussion. > ============ The Museum Security Network dedicated to all aspects of cultural property protection http://museum-security.org/ mailto:[log in to unmask] join the mailinglist: mailto:[log in to unmask], or: http://museum-security.org/mailing.html#form ========================