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Salvaging and Conservation advice for flood damaged collections

Find out more about salvaging and restoring flood damaged materials. This includes collections held in galleries and museums, and personal collections of photographs and other paper-based works.

Cleaning up after flood outside Lismore Regional Gallery

Museums and Galleries NSW

This collection of resources deals with the process of salvaging water damaged collections for museums and galleries.

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM) has compiled an invaluable resource for dealing with water-damaged materials.

All AICCM information sheets are available for download

Flood and Water Damage – MGNSW

Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials

AICCM is the professional organisation for conservators in Australia.

Conservators work to preserve our cultural heritage. They work in museums, art galleries, libraries, archives and in private practice.

The devastating floods in QLD and NSW have caused significant damage to personal possessions and cultural heritage collections.

Here’s how you can seek help.

Flood – Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (aiccm.org.au)

Blue Shield

Blue Shield is an international organisation, working to protect the world’s cultural heritage threatened by armed conflict and natural disasters.

Flood recovery – (blueshieldaustralia.org.au)

NSW Reconstruction Authority 

The NSW Reconstruction Authority is dedicated to disaster prevention, preparedness, recovery, and reconstruction.

NSW Reconstruction Authority | NSW Dept of Planning and Environment

Paintings

Paper Material

Film Material

  • From the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), focuses on salvaging home video

 

Type: Factsheet
Author: Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade Create NSW
Publication Date: 01 January 2023

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