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...
Monna Lisa Threatened by Sprinkler in 1963
According the Art Newspaper In 1963, the most famous painting in the world, the Leonardo da Vinci's Monna Lisa, narrowly...
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...
Fire Loss to Historic Buildings – The Executive COST C17 Summary of Recommendations
Fire continues to be one of the greatest threats to our shared cultural heritage. The COST Action C17 Action (Built Heritage:...
How to Build an Emergency Plans for Museums: a Getty Guide
The Getty Conservation Institute has published on its website the "Building an Emergency Plan", which is the result of a...
Scottish Castle Saved by “Quick Actions” of Staff
Floors Castle in Scotland from Morris's ''Country Seats'', 1880 A positive example of how useful is keeping a good level...
Fire Effects on Archaic Materials and Archeology Sites
Image of a wall of the Roman Forum in Rome, also built to protect the Forum from fires of 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...
Risk of Restoration Works: Six Years of Fire in Venice
Venice, 27 june 1998: fire in the outside of Santi Geremia e Lucia's church. In this case the scaffolding contributed...
Did Rome’s Colosseum Suffered a Post Earthquake Fire in 271 A.D.?
In 217 A.D. Rome's Colosseum was slightly damaged by a fire. Since Rome is built in a seismic area and...
Rome 2003 Conference “Integrating Historic Preservation with Security, Fire Protection, Life safety and Building Management Systems”
On April 10-11th 2003 the Conference "Integrating Historic Preservation with Security, Fire Protection, Life safety and Building Management Systems" has...
Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials: a US Guideline
Cover of the Guidelines on Fire Rating of Archaic Materials and Assemblies, produced by the National Institute of Building Sciences...
Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database – Risk Evaluation
In evaluating and reducing the risk in heritage building, in Scotland a unique approach under the project title of the Scottish...
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...
Water Mist for Protection of Heritage in the COST C17 Final Report
In the final Report of the Cost C17 Action (Fire Loss to built Heritage) different aspects of fire protection of Cultural...
Royal Palaces in Fire at Abomey (Benin)
On 21 January 2009 the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) have damaged by a fire which destroyed some buildings. In...
Water Mist in Cultural Heritage Buildings: a White Paper
Cover of the 2004 COWI - RIKSANTIKVAREN - COST C17 publication "White Paper on Water Mist for Protection of Heritage"...
Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database. Annual Reports
Cover of the 2008-2009 Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database Annual Report The Minute of Agreement between Historic Scotland and...
Minimally Invasive Fire Detection for Heritage Buildings
Fire detection systems play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of heritage buildings and museums. However, challenges arise concerning...
Petruzzelli Theater Reopening after 18 years and 50 mln euros
The Teatro Petruzzelli, located in Bari, Italy, is a symbol of cultural significance and architectural beauty. However, on the night...
Built Heritage: Fire Loss to Historic Buildings – COST C17 Final Outcomes
Front page of the COST Action C17: Fire Loss to Built Heritale - Executive Summary of Recommendation Historic buildings, many...
