Colloque ICMS Conference - 2009: Statement and Introduction of the Meeting

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
(April 9, 2009)

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
ON MUSEUM SECURITY

MUSEUM SECURITY.
PROBLEMS, TRENDS AND SOLUTIONS

SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2009

At the MUSÉE DE LA CIVILISATION
85, rue Dalhousie, Québec (Québec)
Auditorium 1

Organized by the MUSÉE DE LA CIVILISATION
in collaboration with its partners

the INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON MUSEUM SECURITY
the MUSÉE NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QUÉBEC and
the CANADIAN CONSERVATION INSTITUTE

Introduction and issues to be explored

The Musée de la civilisation and its partners, the International Committee on Museum Security (ICMS), the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Canadian Conservation Institute, welcome you to Québec City. Organized by the Musée de la civilisation, the 35th annual meeting of the International Committee on Museum Security will be devoted to “Museum Security. Problems, Trends and Solutions”.

One of the fundamental responsibilities of the International Committee on Museum Security is to promote organizational and technical efficacy through means of protection designed to meet the various danger that threaten museums and related institutions (theft, fire, terrorism, natural catastrophes and disappearance of objects from collections). Our goal at this meeting is threefold: to describe the present state of affairs, to identify trends and, together as specialists, to envisage possible solutions. The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss and analyze trends with the aim of arriving at conclusions that correspond to the nature of our specific needs.

The site of the meeting

With its historic fortifications, Québec City has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. The Old City overlooks the majestic St. Lawrence River. In 2008, the city celebrated the 400th anniversary of its founding.

This meeting will give participants an occasion to visit museums that are internationally renowned for their expertise and to become acquainted with the Musée de la civilisation du Québec, an organization that has been renewing nearly two thirds of its exhibition area every year for the past twenty years. Other institutions that participants will be able to visit include the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée de l'Amérique française and its Centre de la francophonie des Amériques, the Centre d’interprétation de Place-Royale, the Maison Chevalier, the Réserve muséale de la Capitale nationale (museum reserve) and the Assemblée nationale du Québec.

For more details on the meeting: http://blog.mcq.org/icms2009/

For more details on the Musée de la civilisation: www.mcq.org

SEPTEMBER 13

2 – 5 Pre-registration at the Musée de la civilisation

2 – 5 Meeting of the ICMS Board of Directors at the Musée de la civilisation, “Board Room”

SEPTEMBER 14

Fire Protection Measures in Museums

8 – 9.30 Registration and opening of the meeting

8.30 – 6 Exhibitors’ Salon, Main Hall, Musée de la civilisation

9.30 – 9.45 Welcoming address. Claire Simard, Directrice générale, Musée de la civilisation

9.45 – 10 Welcoming address. Hans-Juergen Harras, Director, Referat Sicherheit, Staatliche Museen Berlin, and Chairman of the ICMS

10 – 11.15 OPENING LECTURE: “Fire Protection Trends in Museums”. Andy Wilson, Associate Director of Fire Protection and Safety, Smithsonian Institution

11.15 – 11.30 Break

11.30 – 12 «Le plan de sauvetage des collections en France». Lieutenant-colonel Michel Morin, Officier supérieur des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, Conseiller prévention et sécurité incendie, Direction des musées de France

12 – 12.15 Presentation of the program for the week, Louis Létourneau, Responsable de la sécurité, Musée de la civilistion

12.15 – 1.30 Lunch

1.30 – 2 «L’évaluation des risques d’incendie dans les musées canadiens». Jean Tétreault, Senior Conservation Scientist, Conservation Research Division, Canadian Conservation Institute

2 – 2.30 Conference (to come)

2.30 – 5.30 Self-guided tour of the Exhibitors’ Salon, Main Hall, Musée de la civilisation

EVENING EVENT

6 – 8 Opening Dinner offered by the 2009 ICMS conference organizing committee, Main Hall, Musée de la civilisation

SEPTEMBER 15

Training Activities

Guided tours of the Security Service facilities
at the Complexe muséologique du Musée de la
civilisation and the Fortifications of Québec

9 – 12 Tour of the facilities at the Musée de la civilisation and of Québec’s Fortifications

12 – 1 Lunch

1 – 5.30 Tour of the Réserve muséale de la Capitale-Nationale

These training activities are reserved for members of the ICMS and employees of museums, museological institutions and related institutions.

EVENING EVENT

6 – 8 Cocktail hour and guided tour of the exhibition halls at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

SEPTEMBER 16

“Emergency Preparedness & Response:
Some Issues for Consideration”
A presentation by the Canadian Conservation Institute

Presenters: David Tremain, Preservation Advisor, Security and Emergency Preparedness, Canadian Conservation Institute, Deborah Stewart, Preservation Advisor, Preservation Services and Trainings, Canadian Conservation Institute, and Barbara Roberts, Private Conservator and Consultant

9 – 10.30 Presentation of the Canadian Conservation Institute

10.30 – 10.45 Break

10.45 – 12 Presentation of the Canadian Conservation Institute

12 – 1.15 Lunch

Emergency Measures and the Safeguarding of Artefacts

1.15 – 1.45 “Risk Reduction for Cultural Heritage Collections”. Marja Peek, Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage

1.45 – 2.15 «Sécurité muséale vs événements spéciaux… très spéciaux». Pierre Caron, Gestionnaire, Service de la sécurité, Société du Musée canadien des civilisations

2.15 – 2.45 «L’apport des moyens techniques à la sécurité des musées». Serge Leroux, Chef du bureau technique, Direction des musées de France

2.45 – 3 Break

3 – 3.45 «La préparation de l’exposition Or des Amériques et les mesures de protection des artefacts mises en place au Musée de la civilisation». Hélène Daneau, Attachée aux relations internationales, Coordonnatrice des expositions en tournée, et Nicole Grenier, Conservatrice, Service des collections, Musée de la civilisation

3.45 – 4.15 «La contribution du Service de police de la ville de Québec lors de l’organisation et la tenue de l’exposition Or des Amériques du Musée de la civilisation». Jean-Pierre Verville, Responsable de la section du soutien opérationnel, Service de police de la ville de Québec

4.15 – 4.45 «La Sûreté du Québec, police nationale au service de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec». Pierre Duchaine, Sergent d’armes, Directeur, Direction de la sécurité, Assemblée nationale du Québec

4.45 – 5 Presentation of the program for Great Explorers’ Day (Thursday), Louis Létourneau, Responsable de la sécurité, Musée de la civilisation

SEPTEMBER 17

Great Explorers’ Day

8.45 Photograph of participants at the 2009 ICMS
annual conference in front of the
Musée de la civilisation

Guided tour of the exhibition halls at the Musée de la civilisation, the Centre d’interprétation de Place-Royale, the Musée de l’Amérique française. Self-guided tour of Vieux-Québec: Place-Royale, Petit-Champlain and Terrasse Dufferin. Québec-Lévis Ferry.

3.30 – 5 Tour of the Assemblée nationale du Québec

EVENING EVENT

5 – 6 Verre de l’amitié offered by Pierre Duchaine, Sergent d’armes and Directeur, Direction de la sécurité, Assemblée nationale du Québec

SEPTEMBER 18

Organizing Security in Museums

9 – 10 “The Present-Day Situation of Museum Security in China”. Tian Kai, Vice-Curator, Henan Museum

10 – 10.30 «L’importance des communications en sécurité». Pierre Nadeau, Directeur, Service des ressources matérielles, Musée de la civilisation

10.30 – 10.45 Break

10.45 – 11.15 «Les enquêtes en œuvres d’art». Jean-François Talbot, Sergent enquêteur, Enquêtes en œuvres d’art, Sûreté du Québec

11.15 – 12 “Countering Terrorist Attacks against Museums”. Sergui Bercovici, Safety and Security Consulting Engineer, Municipality of Haifa (Israël)

12 – 1.15 Lunch

1.15 – 2.15 Wrap-up, ICMS Moderators

2.15 – 2.30 Break

2.30 – 3.45 CLOSING LECTURE: “(Title to come)”. Roberts Combs, Director of Security, The Getty Center

3.45 – 5.45 Annual meeting of the ICMS

5.45 – 6 Closing of the meeting

EVENING EVENT

6 – 8 Farewell Dinner

MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Andrée Gendreau, Directrice, Service de la recherche, de l’évaluation et de la veille muséologique, Musée de la civilisation

Hélène Pagé, Directrice, Service de l’action culturelle et des relations publiques, Musée de la civilisation

Pierre Nadeau, Directeur, Service des ressources matérielles, Musée de la civilisation

Hans-Juergen Harras, Director, Referat Sicherheit, Staatliche Museen Berlin, and Chairman of the ICMS

Louis Létourneau, Responsable de la sécurité, Musée de la civilisation

Daniel Morin, Chef, Service de la sécurité et Service aux visiteurs, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

Pierre Caron, Manager, Security Services, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

Serge Leroux, Chef du bureau technique, Direction des musées de France

David Tremain, Preservation Advisor, Security and Emergency Preparedness, Preservation Services and Training, Canadian Conservation Institute

Mathieu d’Avignon, Chargé de recherche, Service de la recherche, de l’évaluation et de la veille muséologique, Musée de la civilisation, Executive Secretary of the International Advisory Committee