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Movable property
This Guide does not attempt to be fully comprehensive or exhaustive in identifying all risk reduction measures that may be available given the significant variety and uniqueness of each heritage site – including local, traditional knowledge and community engagement, as well as local emergency response and recovery capabilities and resources. Instead, it provides a helpful framework and examples that can be adapted to different contexts to support stakeholder development of risk-informed, tailored and effective Fire Risk Management Plans (FRMPs).
This guide, written by Laura Corvasí Zafrilla, member of the Photography Conservation Group of the Ge-IIC, aims to help rescue family archives and minimise the impact of floods on photographic heritage.
Documento elaborado a partir de la práctica que se imparte en la asignatura de Conservación Preventiva: “Cómo actuar ante una inundación”, para los alumnos del Departamento de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales de la Universitat Politècnica de València, en colaboración con el Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio UPV, la Cátedra UNESCO Forum Universidad y Patrimonio Cultural, con la ayuda de alumnas y alumnos, actuales y pasados, de Grado y Máster, Doctorandos y jóvenes investigadores.
This pilot project has been carried out by the Maison de la Mémoire et de la Citoyenneté (House of Memory and Citizenship) of the municipality of Beauvechain, with the support of the Walloon Brabant Governor's Services, the Bouclier Bleu (Blue Shield), the Walloon Heritage Agency, the office of the Minister of Heritage and the Heritage Department of the FWB. Its main objective is to provide a plan for the safeguarding of cultural assets to cities and municipalities in the Walloon region (France).
Good practice guide for the documentary management of movable cultural heritage in emergencies.
Esta guía desarrollada por la UNESCO, aborda un conjunto de temas relativos a la gestión del riesgo en colecciones de patrimonio documental y archivos digitales. Estableciendo seis módulos de aprendizaje que cubren cuestiones como el análisis de riesgos, la gestión de colecciones, la conservación de soportes digitales y el cambio climático. Además, incluye 23 casos de estudio de instituciones de Asia y el Pacífico.
This guide provides an overview of the book and document recovery, salvage, restoration and retrieval services offered by Document Reprocessors.
Fire Checklist for cultural institutions
In this document, ICOM-CC provides a series of first aid measures for recovering heritage and personal objects affected by floods.
CFPA EUROPE Guideline