Rembrandt and Picasso Art works Destroyed by Alley’s Fire
In the city of Seattle, in the night between 16 and 17 February, a fire started from the outside of...
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Fire Destroys Museum in Ukraine
Insurgent Army (UPA) Museum of Ukrainian in Lviv, dedicated to Corporal Roman Shukhevych, was completely destroyed by a drone attack,...
Significant Historical Collections Lost in the Fire of the Indonesian National Museum
Tragedy struck the National Museum of Indonesia on 17th September 2023 evening, when a devastating fire broke out in one...
Historical Objects and Faulty Air Conditioners: a Massive Destruction
On the evening of September 2, 2018, a catastrophic fire ravaged the National Museum of Brazil, resulting in the loss...
The NFPA 909 on Museums, Libraries and Places of Worship
The NFPA 909 standard, published in 2021, provides guidelines for the protection of cultural resources during fire events. Some key...
Firefighting Equipment for Museum: a 2006 Report
The 2006 report "Manual Fire Extinguishing Equipment for Protection of Heritage", prepared by COWI within the COST C 17 Action...
Climate Change and Museums: a Book About Indoor Risks
Climate change, presumably, will affect the way buildings will be designed and managed. Also museums are challenged by such risk...
Vegetation Fires and Cultural Heritage: the Getty Museum Case
On December 5th, 2017, a large brush fire in California has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and...
120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris
In the early hours of August 20, 2015, a devastating fire engulfed the Cité de la Science et de l'Industrie...
The COST C17 List of Fire Incidents in Historic Buildings
Compiled by Ingval Maxwell and published in the Cost C17 proceedings, an interesting outcome of the EU - COST C17...
Drunk electrician starts fire in Moscow gallery
On 11th Jan 2009, a drunk electrician started a fire at a world-famous Moscow art museum after he fell asleep...
Water leak from hydrant in historic library
On December 23rd, 2009, in the historic library of "Accademia delle Scienze", inside the Egyptian museum in Turin (Italy), the...
Damage Limitation Teams: How to Improve Safety Management
Management is an important part of fire safety of the built heritage and of cultural resources. To ensure permanent risk...
Is Cultural Heritage Compatible with Coffee Machines? The Delft Case study
The combination of a coffee machine and a broken water pipe probably led to the destruction of the TU Delft...
