Alliance for Response: Spotlight on New York

As a follow-up to the New York Forum, the Museum, Library, and Cultural Properties Facility Group of Greater NYC sponsored a training session at the American Museum of Natural History.

The first phase of Alliance for Response brought cultural heritage leaders and emergency management professionals together through forums in four cities. All have resulted in new partnerships and projects.

Stacie Byas, Records Analyst with NARA’s Northeast Region, reviews disaster scenarios with participants in preparation for tabletop exercises.

The New York Forum, co-sponsored by the Museum, Library and Cultural Properties Facility Group of Greater NYC, led to a unique training opportunity. Representatives from the regional office of the National Archives and Records Administration, who normally conduct disaster workshops for federal agencies, volunteered to adapt their curriculum to the special needs of cultural institutions. A training session featuring museum and library “scenarios” was held in late May at the American Museum of Natural History. Nearly 70 people attended.

Photos by Dale Gregory.