Conservators from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives shared information about how they plan for and respond to potential emergency situations for collections. They also discuss how they are called on to assist with protecting and recovering cultural heritage around the world, through the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, and answer audience questions.
Links shared during the webinar:
- Read more about the Castle fire in 1865: https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/burnin…
- Learn more about what’s in our MayDay disaster kits: https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2014…
- Check out the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative: https://culturalrescue.si.edu/
- Learn more about the Haiti Cultural Recovery Project: https://haiti.si.edu/book.html
- Read more about the work that Katie and Vanessa did in Haiti: https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2011…
- Read more details about Nora’s mission in Haiti: https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/archiv… and https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/archiv…
- Tips for preparing for and responding to disasters that might threaten your own most prized possessions: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-…
- Learn more about the US Virgin Islands legislative archives project: https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019…
- Read more about the USVI logbook treatment: https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019…
- Collaborations and efforts that Nora mentioned in Puerto Rico: https://conservationofcaribbeancultur… and https://www.facebook.com/ace.puertori…
- Read more about the mission to the Bahamas: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smiths…