2024 Conference
SCHEDULE
Cultural Property Protection: The Year in Review
9 – 9:45 a.m.
| Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 at The Getty CenterWe are often challenged by the question of how best to prioritize our security efforts, our training, our systems, and our annual budgets. One of the best ways to determine these aspects is to look at recent incidents that have affected other cultural properties such as museums, libraries, historic properties, etc. This presentation will provide a fast-paced review of many of the incidents that have occurred throughout the last year including fires, floods, thefts, protests, and vandalism. We will help identify trends and causes and suggest ways of preventing these incidents and/or reducing their impact. One of the biggest threats we all face is complacency, the thought that nothing serious will happen at our institution. By regularly reviewing these types of incidents with employees, we can maintain their awareness and vigilance, and hopefully avoid a similar fate.
