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ARCS 2026 Emergency Workshop Series

Webinar

Monday, January 26, 2026–Monday, March 9, 2026
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Description

In 2024, the "Focus on Conservation (FOC)" conference on "Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage" 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
 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
  • Please note that these sessions are not being recorded. 

Pricing

  • Members $10.00 per webinar/$30.00 for all 4
  • Non-Members $20.00 per webinar/$70.00 for all 4

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