For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 31, 2001

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
AND RESPONSE WORKSHOP

Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18, 2001

Morven Park in Leesburg in hosting a two-day workshop to address issues of disaster preparedness and response. Conservator Tara Fraser of Fraser/Spafford Ricci Art & Archival Conservation, Inc. will lead the program, which will provide participants with knowledge about emergency planning at their museum or historic site. It will include information on risk assessments, disaster prevention, response and recovery. Participants will also learn the basics of writing a disaster plan for their sites, and the resources available in the event of an emergency.

Hands-on portions of the workshop will include a mock disaster, which will allow participants to discover an emergency problem, formulate an action plan, design a work space, and apply salvage, recovery, and stabilization techniques.

This unique two-day workshop is $160 per person, and $135 per person for Virginia Association of Museum (VAM) members. The fee includes all materials and supplies, morning refreshments and afternoon snacks on both days, and lunch on Tuesday. Also included will be a private tour of the mansion at Morven Park, home to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis. Space is limited to 20 participants, so early registration is suggested.

Registration deadline is April 6, 2001.
Suggestions for accomodations are available upon request.
 

For More Information Contact:

Tracey Gillespie 703-777-6034
Morven Park Collections Department