Teamwork for Integrated Emergency Management

Series of courses to assist museum personnel in safeguarding their collections from the effects of natural and human-made emergencies

Project Details

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About

Goal

The goal of this collaborative project was to increase museum professionals' skill sets in integrated emergency management, which includes risk assessment and mitigation, and emergency preparedness and response. Integrated emergency management incorporates knowledge, skills, and experience from a broad range of fields, including security, risk mitigation, and disaster preparedness. The project sought to guide museums in adapting strategies from these fields to their own institutions.

Outcomes

  • A series of courses, including workshops and practical applications taking place in Bangkok, Thailand (2005–2006), and southeast Europe (2007–2008), which resulted in curriculum and learning strategies to increase understanding and skill in integrated emergency management
  • An online bibliography on integrated emergency management for the conservation and cultural heritage fields, featuring abstracts and annotations as well as links to full-text articles

Background

In 2004 the Getty Conservation Institute began a collaboration with ICOM and ICCROM to develop a course to assist museum personnel in safeguarding their collections from the effects of natural and human-made emergencies called Teamwork for Integrated Emergency Management (TIEM). This project was carried out within the broader framework of ICOM's Museum Emergency Programme, designed to make information and other resources on emergency preparedness and response more readily available to museums.

Project History

Partners

ICOM (International Council of Museums), ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)