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Reflections on the Historic House Summit from Scholarship Attendee Sarah Ortiz-Monasterio
On February 3-5, 2019, AAM’s Historic Houses and Sites and Environment and Climate networks hosted a rare convening of experts at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, for …
Collaborating with Emergency Responders to Protect Cultural Heritage
Protecting cultural heritage collections is crucial to preserving our nation’s history, sustaining the economy, and fostering resilience so that communities can respond to and recover from …
Reflections on the Historic House Summit from Scholarship Attendee Abigail Winslow
On February 3-5, 2019, AAM’s Historic Houses and Sites and Environment and Climate networks hosted a rare convening of experts at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, for …
A Call To Action: An update on international cultural property protection.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Museum magazine. Whether they recognize it or not, museum professionals are engaged in implementing the 1954 Hague Convention …
Safety First: How museums can embrace cyber-security opportunities and risks with open arms.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Museum magazine. In late 2016, the ride-sharing service giant Uber suffered a data breach that potentially exposed the …
When You’re Under Fire: A step-by-step guide for creating a comprehensive crisis communications plan.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Museum magazine. Museum crises come in all shapes and sizes. There are your standard natural disasters: earthquakes, …
When Disaster Strikes: Real-life lessons for emergency planning and response.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Museum magazine. When Paula Williams surveyed the damage from the violent winds that battered Albany, Georgia, one night in …
My Take Embracing the Personal: Developing a self-care plan is a critical part of disaster training.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Museum magazine. When I first started in the museum field, I remember sitting in a mandatory egress training session to learn …
Information PLEASE Preserving History as It Happens: Orange County Regional History Center undertook rapid-response collecting after Pulse nightclub shooting
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Museum magazine. On June 12, 2016, a home-grown terrorist entered Orlando’s Pulse nightclub during Latin Night after last …
Futurist Friday: Sea-Level Report Cards
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) launched a project to create “report cards” projecting sea-level rise in 32 US localities through the year 2050. They plan to …
Wordless Wednesday: a floating urban future
@koenolthuis @WaterstudioNL #SeaTree #RisingTides#architecture #sustainability Follow the link in the photo caption to the associated story. You can find more glimpses of the future …
Futurist Friday: The Water Next Time
I’m capping risk management week here on the Blog a visceral reminder of how flooding can catch museums unawares. (If you missed them, make sure to read Tuesday’s post on how …