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Sep 2023Risk-based approaches to preventive conservation: Which to choose for my situation?
Risk assessment and management approaches to preventive conservation were first suggested almost 35 years ago. Since then, numerous approaches have been developed, applied, and published. Three of the better known approaches include Quiskscan, ABC, and the Cultural Property Risk Analysis Model (CPRAM). People unfamiliar with these may think that they are interchangeable, and each could have value in any given context. That is not true….
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Aug 2023Shocking museum damages and losses: Museums must stop being shocked and start developing perspectives!
The museum world is repeatedly and regularly “shocked” by experiences of damage and loss from their collections. Take for example: • 2017 Museum theft: The discovery of stolen rare books from the Carnegie library • 2018 Museum fire: Fire that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil in September • 2019 Museum theft: Theft of jewels from Dresden’s Green room in November • 2020 Seismic damage:…
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Mar 20212020 is the poster child for risk management.
Mareike Friedrich What are risks? A risk is considered a departure from a goal. What was my goal in 2020? Well, I can tell you that it wasn’t finishing my last semester of school from my living room while socially distancing from my classmates. However, thanks to the risk management planning of my school, my province, and my country, I was eventually able to finish…
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Sep 2018Workshop Announcement in Leipzig November 2018
Assessing risks to your collections Leipzig, November 10th 2018, 9:30 to 5:30 A workshop with R. Robert Waller Protect Heritage Corp. In association with SicherheitsLeitfaden Kulturgut (SiLK) Today, preventive conservation has become a leading theme in all fields of cultural property. Useful scientific and technical knowledge continues to grow but is often incorporated in current practice slowly, incorrectly, or not at all. Despite the best intentions,…
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Sep 2018October 2018 Workshop Announcement
Assessing and managing risks to your collections A two-day workshop October 24 – 25, 2018. with R. Robert Waller This two-day workshop, Dr. Robert Waller will explain how to assess and manage risks to collections based on an integrated approach of estimating damage and loss and mitigation of damage and loss to cultural property. Workshop participants will learn: How to identify risks to collections, the agents…
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May 2017The Rising Risk of Flood
Victoria Palmer and Robert Waller “Studies show that flood is the most expensive of all natural hazards, costing companies an average of US$6 billion in insured losses annually – yet most flood loss is both predictable and preventable” (FM Global, 2016). Think about your own cultural institutions and all the heritage and history it holds; Are you prepared for a disaster to occur? How do…
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May 2017September 2017 workshop announcement
Assessing and managing risks to your collections A two-day workshop with R. Robert Waller Protect Heritage Corp. in association with the National Museum of Denmark September 1st and 2nd 2017 Workshop announcement Today, preventive conservation has become a leading theme in all fields of cultural property. Useful scientific and technical knowledge continues to grow but is often incorporated in current practice slowly, incorrectly, or not at…
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Oct 2015Congratulations to AAMD: a new initiative to safeguard heritage
In consideration of the scale of destruction of cultural property in recent times the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) has recently published protocols for Safe Havens for Works of Cultural Significance from Countries in Crisis. These provide a guide to help cultural institutions safeguard irreplaceable artworks and archaeological treasures from damage, destruction, and looting during violent conflicts and other crises. They provide for safe…
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Mar 2014Protect Your Collection from Adverse Environmental Conditions – Sustainably!
Are you a small institution with a mixed collection? Do you want to better understand temperature and humidity requirements for your collection? Are you committed to a sustainable future? Protect Heritage is pleased to announce the launch of a new service! Environment impacts every aspect of collection preservation. Without an organized understanding of your collection’s environmental requirements, you may be spending unnecessary energy and resources, or…
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Jan 2014Do Museum-Hosted Events Risk the Safety of Collections?
As with many questions of heritage preservation, the answer is both ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ Events hosted by the museum can certainly represent a risk to collection safety. Museum professionals easily imagine and often (sadly) remember incidents related to fire, theft, physical damage, pests, and so on. However, damage to collection is often less closely tied to events than more long-term risks resulting from reduced community…