[can-talk] Insuring Historical collections

Hi Sue,

A personal thought. The building can be repaired/reconstructed to its  
heritage condition. Much of the movable heritage, contained within  
the building, is in regional collections because it has local or  
regional significance. If the item was lost or destroyed, ask  
yourself if the proposed replacement has any local or regional  
significance?

Obviously necessary restoration of smoke or water damaged fabrics,  
photographs, artworks and documents could be very expensive, but the  
restored items would still have significant heritage value.

I remember a MA meeting in Canberra where one of the speakers was an  
accountant employed by the Federal Government. She was of the opinion  
that most things at regional level had a negative monetary value  
because of the need to store/display/conserve them - not to mention  
the cost of the staff...

Cheers,

Tim Strutt
Rockingham
Western Australia 6168
Tel:   08 95922086
Mob: 041 7938 400


On 17/01/2008, at 11:46 AM, FERREIRA Su wrote:

> Good morning all, (those of you on the western sea board I guess!!)
>
> I have a question... it is concerned with the complex issue of  
> insuring historical collections and if so to what level?  Insurance  
> being part of the overall framework of disaster planning and  
> preparedness I would gratefully receive anyone's comments or  
> opinions on insurance.
>
> Is it worth insuring something you cannot replace if stolen or  
> destroyed?
> Does anyone use the a level of insurance that provides cover for  
> repair and restoration only?  If the objects survives a disaster,  
> that costs are covered to clean up and restore.
> How do you value an object in financial terms which holds only  
> local heritage value and provenance.... like horses hooves taken  
> from a fire brigade horse as a memento post mortem?
>
> Any comments????
>
> Cheers
> Susan Ferreira
> Curator/Project Manager
> FESA Community Hazard Awareness Centre & Museum
> Community Development
> Fire & Emergency Services Authority of WA
>
> Phone: 9323 9460
> Fax: 9323 9495
> Mbl: 0409 719 032
> email: su.ferreira at fesa.wa.gov.au
> www.fesa.wa.gov.au
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> Street - 25 Murray Street Perth WA
> Postal - PO Box P1174 WA 6844
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> Sustainability Strategy: conserving cultural heritage and helping  
> to build sustainable and resilient communities.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net [mailto:can-talk- 
> bounces at collectionsaustralia.net] On Behalf Of Kay Soderlund
> Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2008 8:06 AM
> To: 'Merle Hathaway'; 'CAN Talk'
> Subject: Re: [can-talk] Censorship
>
> I fully agree with your sentiments Merle. It seems to me that the  
> change in format from one discussion list on AMOL to the several  
> different lists on CAN has resulted in a marked lessening of any  
> type of discussion. A once vibrant and informative list on AMOL has  
> turned into a notice board of events and job postings. I can’t  
> remember the last interesting discussion that came up on CAN-talk.  
> Perhaps it is time to re-consider the format and go back to just  
> one list to deal with all communication needs?
>
>
>
> Kay Soderlund
>
> Preservation Australia
>
>
>
> From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net [mailto:can-talk- 
> bounces at collectionsaustralia.net] On Behalf Of Merle Hathaway
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2008 12:12 PM
> To: CAN Talk
> Subject: [can-talk] Censorship
>
>
>
> As it is early in the year, and I'm not yet too busy to deal with  
> this little irritation, I'll air it now. So could this please go  
> through for comment by those CAN talk is supposed to serve - us,  
> the subscribers.
>
>
>
> Since Can Talk replaced the AMOL listing I've tried several times  
> to make comments, only to be told by the "gatekeeper" that my  
> comments were not appropriate or should be elsewhere.
>
>
>
> I've always considered this a forum, especially useful for people  
> like me who are isolated from their colleagues and remote from the  
> large centres. Over the years I have really enjoyed the camaraderie  
> we had. But our little chats and comments have now gone. There's  
> little "talk".
>
>
>
> I know we are all busy, and no-one appreciates being bombarded by  
> trivia, but really, if the only comments allowed relate to obscure  
> pieces of farm machinery, knitted doilies etc, then it becomes too  
> dry and discouraging of discussion.
>
>
>
> What do you think?
>
>
>
> regards
>
> m
>
>
>
> Merle Hathaway
> Director
> Horsham Regional Art Gallery
> 80 Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria 3400, Australia
> (03) 5362 2880 t  (03) 5382 5407 f
> Work mobile: 0447 595455
> www.horshamartgallery.com.au
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