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ARCS 2026 Emergency Workshop Series

  • 1.  ARCS 2026 Emergency Workshop Series

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    Description
    In 2024, the "Focus on Conservation (FOC)" conference on "Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage" (opens in a new window)explored preparation, response, training, and research to mitigate the effects of disasters on cultural heritage. This year ARCS is highlighting these emergency case studies from cultural institutions ranging in type, scope, and severity from the FOC conference. 
    During this four-part workshop series, Registrars, Collection Specialists, and other Museum Professionals will be presented with an in-depth experience on collections emergency preparedness and response. Utilizing recordings from 2021-2023 Emergency Webinar Series presentations, registrants will receive the recordings and resource materials in advance of a 30-minute open discussion with the original speakers. These recordings are geared towards people who have some experience with collections emergencies, but all are welcome.
    Schedule
    Program
     Description/Speaker
     Date
     Time
    Webinar One:  Preparedness  
    • Pick the right tool for the job: Risk assessment or Risk analysis | Robert Waller, Protect Heritage Corp., Ottawa, Canada
    • A trouble shared is a trouble halved: an Emergency Support Network in the UK Museums Context | Sophie Rowe, University of Cambridge Museums, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • Please note that these sessions are not being recorded. 
    January 26, 2026 
    2:00-3:00 pm ET
    Webinar Two: Training
    • Protecting Built Heritage against Flood: Mapping Vulnerability and Value Density on Flood Hazard Maps | Agnes Brokerhof, Dutch Cultural Heritage Agency, The Netherlands
    February 9, 2026
    2:00-2:30 pm ET
    Webinar Three: Response
    • Disaster Response in the U.S.: Examples from the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative | Colleen Caroll, Smithsonian SCRI, Washington, United States of America
    February 23, 2026
    2:00-2:30 pm ET
    Webinar Four: Recovery
    • Learn by Doing the Work: Post-Fire Recovery at Historic Sites in Lahaina | Kimberly Flook, Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Lahaina, Hawaii
    March 9, 2026
    2:00-2:30 pm ET


    Samantha Snell
    Collections Management Specialist
    PRICE and Collections Professional Development Chair
    Smithsonian Institution
    600 Maryland Ave SW, Suite 5001W, Rm 5034, MRC 519
    202-633-0053 office
    571-334-2706 cell

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