Queensland Museum & Community Collections

Below are links to websites that hold fantastic resources for our industry:

Disaster Preparedness and Recover

Museums and Galleries Queensland have an extensive list of resources for preparedness and recovery.

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM)

Find resources about water damaged material here 

Find resources about mould here 

Find resources about fire damaged material here

Be Prepared – Guidelines for small museums for writing a disaster preparedness plan

Be Prepared contains invaluable information for smaller institutions on assessing and planning for disasters such as training needs, assessment considerations, safety and damage checklists and templates based on established disaster management plans.

Disaster Info Guides

Explore this series of information guides developed by the State Library of Queensland with advice on how to salvage water damaged collections and how to deal with mould.

Have more questions about disaster planning?

Contact the MDO team for bespoke advice and support.