Security depots for the storage of movable cultural heritage assets in emergencies

During the last major earthquake of 2016, which struck four different regions of central Italy (Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria), the presence of specific equipped areas, providing storage for the artworks removed from the rubble of the collapsed buildings, made it possible to operate not only for their conservation, but also to immediately start the first “securing and safety’ operations that proved fundamental for the removal of the first causes of degradation due to the damage suffered in the collapse of buildings.

This article is a summary of the introduction to the Italian “Guidelines for the identification, adaptation, design and setting up of depots for the temporary storage of movable cultural assets including annexed restoration laboratories”, available in Italian only.

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KEYWORDS: preparedness, cultural heritage, depot, storage, movable cultural assets, rubble management, debris management