From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danielle Plumer Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:28 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [syscon-tx] FW: Museum Workshop Deadline
Is your community's heritage safe? Does your local museum, library, archives or other cultural institution have a plan for responding to emergencies both big and small? Our research tells us that only one-quarter of museums statewide do. That's a lot of Texas heritage at risk! The Texas Historical Commission (THC) and the Texas Association of Museums (TAM) are excited to announce 12 workshops scheduled for this summer in communities across the state. The objective of the workshops is to help museums become better prepared to respond to and recover from emergencies of all kinds. With the start of hurricane season upon us, many of you are probably starting to think about what you'll do to prepare for a potential storm-but museums along the coast aren't the only ones who need an emergency plan. Emergencies and disasters come in all shapes and sizes. For example, just in the last month, museums and their collections have been affected by weeks of heavy rain, failed roofs, encroaching wildfires, and broken sewer mains. Encourage the cultural institutions in your community to attend one of these summer workshops and learn more about safeguarding your heritage. Workshops participants will: * Perform a risk analysis to determine what particular emergencies they are likely to face at their institutions * Using the host facility as example, locate key utility shut-offs, including electric, water and gas, as well as identify potential issues with equipment such as the HVAC, fire extinguishers, and alarms. * Identify the elements of an emergency plan and begin drafting an actual, usable outline to take back to their institution * Learn who needs to be involved in planning and responding to an emergency * Practice salvaging wet or otherwise damaged collection objects-including textiles, paper, paintings, metals and more * Meet with THC and TAM staff and develop resource networks with colleagues from other area museums * Receive an Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel and other Heritage Preservation and Institute of Museum and Library Services publications and resources Registration Information: * Fee is $25 and includes lunch and all supplies * Limited to first 30 registrants - space fills up fast, so register early! * 2 people per institution allowed - to allow as many institutions as possible to receive this training * Deadline to register: for all workshops, the deadline to register is the Thursday before the workshop. * Advanced registration is required and must be made online. * To register, go to https://www.io.com/tam/thcworkshop.html * See the schedule below for exact dates and locations. Plan to join us at one of these workshops and help keep Texas history safe Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Texas Heritage Museum at Hill College (Theater) 112 Lamar Drive Hillsboro, TX 76645 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Star of the Republic Museum (Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site/Education Center) 23200 Park Road 12 Washington, TX 77880 Thursday, July 9, 2009 Landmark Inn State Historic Site (Reception Hall) 402 Florence Street Castroville, TX 78009 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Llano Estacado Museum (Wayland Baptist University/Auditorium) 1900 West 8th Street Plainview, TX 79072 Wednesday, July 22, 2009 CAF Airpower Museum (Classroom) 9600 Wright Drive Midland, TX 79711 Thursday, July, 23, 2009 City of Fort Stockton Site still to be determined. Carlyn Hammons Museum Services Program Specialist History Programs Division Texas Historical Commission P.O. Box 12276 Austin, TX 78711 512.463.5756 www.thc.state.tx.us
