Emergency Preparedness: Preventive Care Strategies to Mitigate Risk and Protect Collections

Emergencies are inevitable—but chaos doesn’t have to be.

This empowering webinar arms collection stewards with the tools and confidence to plan ahead and reduce damage before disaster strikes.

Collections Management Specialist Rebecca Kennedy shares proactive strategies to safeguard public and private collections through everyday preventative care. You’ll learn how proper storage, staff training, and routine monitoring serve as powerful mitigation tools—and how investing in preparedness not only saves artifacts, but saves money. Emergency conservation is far more costly than protection.

Watch this session to learn how to:

• Identify and address vulnerabilities in your collection’s environment
• Build safer daily practices through trained staff and improved storage
• Make the case to leadership for preventive conservation investment
• Impress funders who value foresight and accountability

Whether you're managing a museum, city collection, campus archive, or private collection, this session will help you strengthen your care plan and reduce future stress, costs, and losses.

Disaster season doesn’t wait—get ahead of it with smart, sustainable mitigation.