C2C Emergency Plans
Artifact Salvage and Recovery
Agenda
Curriculum Resources:
Textbook: Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions by Valerie Dorge and Sharon L. Jones (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust, 1999)
Online Resource: Florida Connecting to Collections 2012: Developing Emergency Plans
collections/emergency-plans/
Module 2: Salvage and Recovery
Workshop #1
Date: October 2, 2015
Locations: Ringling Museum of Art-Sarasota, Museum of Natural History, UF-Gainesville, & Frost Art Museum-Miami
Pre-Workshop Assignment:
- Review Elements of Plan video found on FL C2C: Developing ER Plans. (video is 15 minutes long)
- Review samples of Artifact Salvage and Recovery found on FL C2C: Developing ER Plans
- Read chapter 1 in Building an Emergency Plan(see link to pdf under Curriculum Resources above)
9:30 am / Participants arrive at workshop locations
9:45-10:00 am / Webinar: Introduction
Speaker: MyriamSpringuel, FAM Program Manager
10:00-10:15 am / Large group discussion led by facilitator:
- Participants introduce themselves and their organization,and discuss their greatest challenges in terms of emergency planning.
10:15-10:45 am / Webinar: Salvage and Recovery Part One: Archival & Paintings
Speaker: Francoise Hack, Asst. Director for Collections, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
10:45-11:15 am / Webinar: Salvage and Recovery Part Two: Objects
Speaker:Rosa Lowinger, Principal Conservator, Rosa Lowinger & Associates
11:15-11:25 am / Q & A with presenters
11:25-11:50 am / Large group discussion led by facilitator:
Discuss experiences participants may have had with artifact salvage and recovery. Begin talking about the salvage techniques presented which types would be appropriate for the mentee organizations.
11:50-12:05 pm / Pick up box lunch or walk to lunch site
12:05- 1:05 pm / Working lunch:
Continued discussion about collections under your care. Chance to ask questions, share concerns, and solicit feedback from others.
1:05-1:20 pm / Break/Walk back to workshop location
1:20-1:40 pm / Webinar: Supplies
Speaker: Elise LeCompte, Registrar & Asst. Dept. Chair, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
1:40-1:50 pm / Q & A with presenter
1:50-2:10 pm / Webinar: Case Studies
Case Study #1: Hydrological Event at the Ringling
Speaker: Francoise Hack, Asst. Director for Collections, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Case Study #2: Mold at the Museum
Speaker: Robin Bauer Kilgo, Project Associate, Florida Connecting to Collections
2:10 – 2:20 pm / Q & A with presenters
2:20-2:55 pm / Small working groups:
Working in your mentor/mentee groups, identify from salvage techniques presented which types would be appropriate for the mentee organizations.
2:55-3:10 pm / Webinar: Next Steps
Speaker: Robin Bauer Kilgo, Project Associate, Florida Connecting to Collections
Assignments for next meeting
Survey to fill out
Assignment:
- Read chapters 7Appendix 1 in Building an Emergency Plan
- Develop appropriate artifact salvage and recovery section of an Emergency Plan for your organization using the resources and examples discussed. Send a draft to your mentor for review. Revise based on discussion with mentor. Bring an almost final draft to Workshop 2.
Workshop #2
Date: December 11, 2015
Location: Wolfsonian-FIU, Museum of Science and History-Jacksonville, &
Lake Wales Library/Museum and Cultural Center
9:45-10:00 am / Webinar: Introduction
Speaker: Robin Bauer Kilgo, FL C2C Program Manager
Plan of action for the day
10:00 – 11:00 am / Collections Assessment:
Visit collections at the host location; discuss strengths and weaknesses of collections care. Ask questions of the host about why they made the decisions they did. Note what you would do differently and why. Host provides the tour and mentors help answer questions. Mentees talk about how they solved similar problems.
11:00 – 11:15 am / Break
11:15 – 11:45 am / Large group discussion led by assessor and facilitator:
Formalize recommendations you would make if the collections were your responsibility.
11:45-12:00 pm / Pick up box lunch or walk to lunch site
12:00- 1:00 pm / Working lunch:
Mentees provide an overview of their threats and priorities.Mentors respond to challenges mentees may be facing.
1:00-1:15 pm / Break/Walk back to workshop location
1:15 – 2:30 pm / Small working groups-Artifact Salvage Exercise: Attendees will gain hands on experience by placing various objects in a wet environment. They will then observe condition and practice salvage techniques discussed in Workshop #1.
2:30 – 3:00 pm / Large group discussion led by facilitator:
After action report on what was discovered and learned in the practical exercise.
3:00-3:10 pm / Webinar: Next Steps
Speaker: Robin Bauer Kilgo, FL C2C Program ManagerIntroduction of Unit #3: Emergency Personnel.
Survey to fill out