A study day focused on heritage emergency planning with NIMC and ICRI
The study day will focus on pre-incident planning, what to do during an incident and post-incident recovery. There will be opportunities to hear case studies from the sector and for discussions focused on current practices and individual delegate concerns.
Please note that this event will include photography which will be used for future advertising and reports.
Programme
Timings |
Topic |
Notes |
09.30 -10.00 |
Arrival |
Tea, Coffee Shortbread |
10.00 – 12.15 |
Pre-Incident Planning
Eva Lynch: Northern Ireland Museums Council
Julia Drysdale – Historic Royal Palaces
David Orr – Historic Royal Palaces
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12.15 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
Sandwiches, Tea and Coffee |
13.00 – 14.30 |
Incident Planning
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service |
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14.30 – 15.30 |
Post – Incident Planning
Claire Magill – National Trust
Fergus Purdy – Freelance Conservator |
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15.30 – 15.45 |
Closing Remarks
David Orr |
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Castle and Collections Manager, Hillsborough Castle, Historic Royal Palaces
Castle and Collections Manager, Hillsborough Castle, Historic Royal Palaces
David Orr ACR is Castle and Collections Manager at Hillsborough Castle for Historic Royal Palaces.
As an accredited conservator he has overseen the collections at the castle for over 8 years with building up experience that ranges from collections management, salvage to supervising on site treatment projects. David graduated from West Dean College, setting up a business in metalwork conservation in Northern Ireland, he gained his experience from restoring, maintaining, and operating steam locomotives from a young age.
David is a keen advocate for conservation, being engaged and challenged on completing projects that will help to protect collections but also highlight conservation as a discipline.