Winter Tips

With winter weather on its way in, we wanted to provide the COSTEPMA community with a few winterization tips and and storm safety materials in order to best protect your historic buildings and collections! Winterizing Historic Buildings: https://ccaha.org/resources/winterizing-historic-buildings Winter Storm Safety Tips: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/winter-storm-safety-tips ‘Strategies for storage and display areas’ section from CCI: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/agents-deterioration/water.html Emergency Alert … Continue reading Winter Tips

Governor Maura Healy’s new Climate Change “ResilientCoasts” Initiative

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy revealed a new initiative on Tuesday to help coastal communities in the Commonwealth address the impacts of climate change, create policies, and secure funds. WHDH: https://whdh.com/news/gov-healey-unveils-new-strategy-to-help-coastal-communities-cope-with-climate-change/ Mass.gov: https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-launches-statewide-coastal-resiliency-strategy

Massachusetts Heritage Responders Training and NPR’s Climate Week

On September 19th and 20th, the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) held the two-day, in-person Massachusetts Heritage Responders Training at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Representatives from over thirty Massachusetts cultural heritage institutions gathered to learn how to assess building and collection damage, as well as how to plan a recovery … Continue reading Massachusetts Heritage Responders Training and NPR’s Climate Week

Webinar: Disaster Preparedness & Community Resilience – Climate Action Planning

September 26, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Climate Action Planning (Part 2): Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience (webjunction.org) Presented by: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP), Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System (NY), Co-founder/Current President, Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI), and author Keith Adams, Executive Director, New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Michele Stricker, Deputy State … Continue reading Webinar: Disaster Preparedness & Community Resilience – Climate Action Planning

Limited time: Free Access to Emergency Planning tool

The State Agency representing libraries in the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), is currently sponsoring a program supporting the continued development of Emergency Response plans and policies. Originally released for libraries only, they are now pleased to offer a part of the program beyond libraries, to other types of cultural institutions in … Continue reading Limited time: Free Access to Emergency Planning tool

*NEW FOR 2023* Emergency Planning & Response Workshops from FAIC, co-hosted by COSTEP MA

*Free* Online AND/OR In-Person Training – REGISTRATION NOW LIVE! - https://culturalheritage.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/1212/home. Note: new user registration required for non-FAIC members. A set of high-quality trainings targeted to staff responsible for cultural collections will be available in multiple formats, virtually and/or in-person, beginning this June. Please consider signing up for the online component, which will consist of … Continue reading *NEW FOR 2023* Emergency Planning & Response Workshops from FAIC, co-hosted by COSTEP MA

Recent Webinars now available! From American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC)

The American Alliance of Museums' Environment & Climate Network group hosted a number of recent webinars worth your attention. Two which may be most applicable to constituents of COSTEP MA are below. Risk Management : Climate Change and Historic Houses Stewardship and Facilities: Sustainability in Museums The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) Connecting to … Continue reading Recent Webinars now available! From American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC)

Emergency Prep Grant Awardee – Shrewsbury Public Library

THANK YOU to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) for the opportunity to distribute 8 Collections Recovery Kits to our COSTEP MA community! Made possible by their Emergency Microgrant program. COSTEP MA Exec Board invited interested cultural institutions to complete the following: 1.  Subscribe to our Email list. 2. … Continue reading Emergency Prep Grant Awardee – Shrewsbury Public Library

Boston GRC Webinar, May 3 – Recruiting cultural institutions for next “Collaborative Climate Action Planning” cohort

How can a cultural heritage institution respond to emerging pressures from climate change in an organized and strategic way? For the past two years, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission has offered a program on Collaborative Climate Action Planning to Boston’s cultural and educational institutions.  Based in behavior theory and organizational change management – with climate experts as … Continue reading Boston GRC Webinar, May 3 – Recruiting cultural institutions for next “Collaborative Climate Action Planning” cohort