The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is pleased to announce the publication of our latest Technical Bulletin, "Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Art on Paper," funded by The William Penn Foundation.

All works of art on paper are vulnerable to damage or destruction as a result of natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, or floods.  Although disaster preparation and prevention can limit the damage that occurs, serious harm to artworks can nevertheless result from extreme weather, fire, pipe leaks, or smoke damage.

This Technical Bulletin focuses on planning an efficient recovery from a disaster affecting works of art on paper.  The emphasis is on procedures for dealing with damage resulting from water, with a brief section on fire-related damage.  Information is provided on disaster preparedness; salvage priorities; advantages and disadvantages of various disaster recovery options; steps in disaster recovery; and additional resources for information and advice.

This publication costs $3.50.  To order the bulletin, please see CCAHA's website at www.ccaha.org for an order form, or call CCAHA at 215/545-0613.  CCAHA's previous Technical Bulletins, "Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Photograph Collections," and "Managing a Mold Invasion: Guidelines for Disaster Response," are available free, in full-text, on our website.

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