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Preparedness Resources

• Preparing for Hurricanes
• MayDay
• Cultural Institution Resources
• Working with Emergency Responders
• Emergency Management Training
• Foundation Grants for Preservation
• Cataclysm and Challenge

Response Resources

• Disaster Aid for Institutions
• Field Guide to Emergency Response
• Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel
• Disaster Funding for Institutions
• Save Your Treasures the Right Way
• Hurricane Resources for Institutions
• Resource Organizations
• Disaster Resources for the Public

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• Alliance for Response
• Lessons Applied: Katrina and Cultural Heritage

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Preparedness Resources

Preparing Your Institution for Hurricanes
Tips for museums and other cultural institutions.

MayDay
Find out some simple steps you can take to be better prepared!

Hurricane Resources to Cultural Institutions
Get ready before a hurricane heads your way!

Disaster Resources for Cultural Institutions
Direct Web links to authoritative information.

Working with Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions
This poster offers ways you can find and get to know your emergency responders—before disaster strikes!

Emergency Management Training
Learn about your community's emergency management protocols.

Foundation Grants for Preservation
Funding can help you get prepared for an emergency.

Resource Organizations
Web links to information and people who can help.

Cataclysm and Challenge
A study of how cultural heritage was affected by the attacks on September 11, 2001 (PDF).