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​Practical Salvage of Heritage Collections

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A one-day workshop for museums, libraries, archives and historic houses

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Date: Friday 12 February 2027, Auckland
Venue: Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office
Fee: NZ$650 + GST per person

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The worhsop combines theory, practical activities and a full realistic, simulated salvage training exercise using a wide range of materials found in museum, archive and library collections.

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What the workshop will cover

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• Organising the initial collections salvage response and working with emergency services.

• Salvage team roles and responsibilities.

• Health and safety, including assessing risks before entering affected areas and safe handling practices.

• Setting up a triage area and selecting salvage equipment and materials.

• Assessing damaged collections, identifying priorities and planning salvage strategies.

• Handling and documenting damaged items.

• Salvage in practice: hands-on exercises using a range of collection materials.

• Resilience and wellbeing for those involved in emergency response.

 

Workshop trainers

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David Ashman is founder and principal conservator of Book Studio One and former Preservation Manager at Auckland Libraries. His expertise includes book and archives conservation, preventive conservation and emergency response planning.

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Andor Vince is a Collections Care Advisor who has held roles at the University of Cambridge Museums and the Fitzwilliam Museum. His expertise includes collections risk management, emergency preparedness and training for emergency response and recovery.

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Book Course

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Places are limited to 20 participants. The workshop is subject to a minimum of 15 confirmed paid bookings.

Please complete the registration form below. We will contact you with payment information and confirmation details.

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