Maryland Department of Planning (Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum)

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, along with 11 partner organizations, will assist in improving the disaster plans for museum, archival, art, historical society, and library communities across the state of Maryland. The partners will identify the hazards and collections care challenges that face Maryland institutions and will develop a set of tools for disaster response including a modified version of an established online disaster-planning template, augmented to incorporate salvage steps for object-based collections, and a pocket response guide containing a state-wide list of disaster recovery and rehabilitation resources in conjunction with planning and response checklists. These steps will provide support to cultural institutions across the state and build relationships between cultural heritage and emergency management communities that are necessary and invaluable when disaster strikes.