Monday Musing: Managed Retreat
Did you know that over a third (34.6 percent) of US museums sit are within 100 kilometers of the coast? A quarter of those are in areas that score very high on the Coastal Vulnerability Index, meaning they face high risk from rising sea …
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 “Sustainability: Governance, Relevance, and the …
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 disasters of all shapes and sizes. Most cultural …
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 “Sustainability: Governance, Relevance, and the …
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 in their everyday work. When a museum creates an …
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 personal information of 57 million Uber users and …
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, wildfires, and hurricanes. And then there are the crises …
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 January 2017, she was shocked at what she saw. “My …
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 how to evacuate students from galleries during an …
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 call. He murdered 49 beautiful individuals, injured …
