DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE TO THE LIST:? DESPERATE. THANKS! -----Original Message----- From: Peter Rebernik <[log in to unmask]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l 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 > >+--------------------------------------------------- > | PHAROS International - Bureau for Cultural Projects > | Peter Rebernik, Dipl.-Ing. > | Anton Baumgartnerstr. 44/C2/3/2; A-1230 Wien / AUSTRIA > | Tel.: (... 43 1) 667 7375; Fax: (... 43 1) 667 2984 > | Mobiltel.: (... 43 664) 230 2767 > | E-Mail: [log in to unmask]; Web: http://www.rebernik.at >+------------------------------------------------------ > > > >>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] >