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This is where you can find the step-by-step guide to preparing a disaster action plan, and other information on recovering from fire, flood and other man-made and natural disasters.

First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis

This two-part publication will help you to plan and implement coordinated cultural rescue and risk reduction operations.

Flood and Water Damage

A collection of resources that deal with the process of salvaging water damaged collections for museums and galleries.

Museums and Disaster Risk Reduction

Disasters – crises, emergencies, damaging situations – come in many shapes and sizes. Reducing their occurrence and their impact is a key part of good management and securing a future that is better than the present. Disaster Risk Reduction is not just about surviving disasters, but working to reduce the likelihood of disasters happening in

Bushfire!

Much of NSW is bushfire prone. And that means if you have a collection, whether it be a moveable one or a historic site you’ll need to be prepared.

Not all is lost in a fire

Step-by-step approach for salvaging objects after a fire.

How to Develop a Disaster Plan

This is a 'how-to' guide by M&G that describes the steps involved with developing a disaster plan.

Museums & Galleries of NSW is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Museums & Galleries of NSW acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and all the other Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We pay respect to them as First Nations people with a continuing connection to land, place, waters and community.

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