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<font size=3><b>From:</b> Heritage Preservation
[<a href="mailto:heritage@heritage.pmailus.com" eudora="autourl">
mailto:heritage@heritage.pmailus.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 07, 2008 5:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> vwalch@statearchivists.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> New Pilot Program at Heritage Preservation<br>
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<b>New Pilot Program at Heritage Preservation Helps Museums Develop
Emergency Plans<br>
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</b> <i>Applications Now Available for Institutions in MS, OH,
TX</i> <br><br>
Small and mid-sized museums in Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas can now
<a href="http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAACsAAGYAw">
apply </a>to participate in Heritage Preservation’s new pilot project,
the
<a href="http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAAFRAAGYAw">
Risk Evaluation and Planning Program (REPP)</a>. The program provides
each participating museum with a professional evaluation of risks to its
collections, priorities for mitigating those risks, and assistance in
creating or updating an emergency plan. Five institutions from each state
will be selected in May 2008. <br><br>
Applications can now be downloaded from
<a href="http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAAORAAGYAw">
www.heritagepreservation.org/repp</a>, and they must be submitted
electronically no later than March 31, 2008. <br><br>
The project supports a two-day site visit by a team of assessors – a
preservation professional and emergency responder. The assessors will
identify hazards to the museum’s collections and facilities, work with
staff to develop priorities for mitigation, and offer resources to help
develop a new or improved emergency plan. Assessments will take place
between July and October 2008, and emergency plans must be submitted to
Heritage Preservation within six months of the site visit.
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Eligible institutions in the three pilot states include aquariums,
arboreta, art museums, botanical gardens, children/youth museums, general
museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers,
planetariums, science/technology centers, specialized museums (limited to
a single distinct subject), and zoos. Institutions must have at least one
professional staff member or the full-time equivalent and remain open to
the public at least 90 days a year. See application for more detailed
requirements. <br>
The Risk Evaluation and Planning Program is funded with a National
Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For
further information, visit
<a href="http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB7AAEAAAuTAAGYAw">
www.heritagepreservation.org/repp</a> or contact program staff at
202-233-0800 or
<a href="mailto:repp@heritagepreservation.org">
repp@heritagepreservation.org</a>.<br>
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<a href="http://heritage.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=ENcRXQB_AAEAAABaAAGYAw">
Heritage Preservation<br>
</a></b>1012 14th St., NW, Suite 1200<br>
Washington, DC 20005<br>
202-233-0800<br>
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Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's Studies Bibliographer<br>
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