Disaster planning

Cultural leaders worldwide need to turn up the heat on climate action

The LA wildfires underlined global heating’s increasing threat to cultural heritage, but the arts sector has a small voice in international discussions

Emergency relief fund launched for LA arts workers affected by wildfires

Funding of $12m will provide critical support to city’s arts community amid ongoing devastation

Museum dedicated to Hollywood star Will Rogers destroyed in LA wildfires

Blaze also reached grounds of Getty Villa Museum but staff and collections are safe

After the flood: How are museums dealing with extreme weather?

Last autumn, several museums in the UK were hit by severe flooding. Nearly a year on, how are they coping – and what can the sector learn from their experiences?

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‘The incredible and humbling support of the community bolstered us’

How Pontypridd Museum reopened to the public two years after severe flooding

Pontypridd Museum reopens two years after devastating flood

Basement stores of South Wales museum were inundated during Storm Dennis

Museum community mobilises to help colleagues in Ukraine

Warnings that cultural heritage will be targeted as Ivankiv Historical-Cultural Museum is burned to the ground

Flooding at Ironbridge museums for third year running

Unesco site counts cost as storms wreak havoc across the UK

Museums and heritage sites count ‘devastating’ cost of Storm Arwen

National Trust properties and Fraserburgh Heritage Centre among worst hit by last week’s storm

London Fire Brigade urges sector to complete fire emergency salvage plans

Mock fire trail at English Heritage’s Kenwood House

Gunnersbury Park fears for future after fire brings further losses

The London museum is appealing for donations to ensure its survival

Warning of fire risk to heritage buildings a year on from Notre Dame blaze

London Fire Brigade urges historic venues not to be complacent about fire safety