Após a temporada de furacões de 2017 que assolou o Caribe, APOYOnline entrou em contato com profissionais de preservação em Cuba para fazer um levantamento de suas necessidades imediatas para salvar suas coleções.
They expressed the urgent need for preservation materials and equipment to preserve the affected collections in libraries, archives and museums. In Outubro 2017, APOYOnline members visited Cuba and distributed supplies generously donated by University Products, Gaylord Archival, and Hollinger Metal Edge, in addition to private donors, to five major institutions such as the National Archives, National Library Jose Marti, Art Institute (ISA), National Museum of Fine Arts, and the Ernest Hemingway Museum.
Despite the success of the 2017 campaign, the continued need for supplies to support recover from hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Jose was apparent, so APOYOnline initiated a second supply donation campaign in anticipation of a second trip to Havana in Março 2018.
We were humbled by such a generous outpouring of support for our Cuban colleagues and were able to transport a range of supplies and tools, including 60 salvage wheels in Spanish, during our Março 2018 trip to Havana, which also included a four-day photographic preservation workshop and visits to Cuban cultural institutions.
As doações foram distribuídas com sucesso para instituições em Cuba, incluindo a Casa Natal José Martí, o Museu de Marianao, o Museu da Música, a Academia de Ciências, a Fundação Antonio Núñez Jiménez, o Museu da Habana del Este, Literatura e Lingüística, a Biblioteca Pedagógica, OSPI, Fototeca del OHC (Oficina del Historiador de Cuba), Instituto de Historia, Archivo CIFO VEIGA, Biblioteca Rubén Martínez Villena, Biblioteca Nacional, Archivo Nacional, IDICT (Instituto de Informação Científica e Tecnológica) e Casa de las Américas.
Gostaríamos de agradecer as generosas doações recebidas durante a segunda campanha, especialmente do National Postal Museum, do Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, do American Institute for Conservation, da Bookmakers International Ltd, do RISD Museum (Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design), de conservadores em consultório particular e de doadores particulares.
Muito obrigado pelo seu apoio à preservação do patrimônio cultural nas Américas!
APOYOnline – Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas, Inc. is conducted an international campaign to donate preservation materials to support hundreds of cultural institutions and collections impacted by reocurring floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in Abril/Maio 2024. These materials wiere primarily used during rescue operations to properly house libraries, archives and museum’s collections, prior subsequent recovery. Over 90% of the state’s cultural heritage has been severely affected by the impact of this historic natural disaster caused by climate change.
APOYOnline contacted Brazilian authorities in Washington, D.C. (USA), government officials, museums, archives, and libraries in Rio Grande do Sul, and our regional network and local partnering organizations, to coordinate efforts and facilitate the transfer of donated materials.
APOYOnline is providing up-to-date technical information in Portuguese and Spanish for rescuing material damaged by water. Having trained numerous conservation professionals from across the Latin American region throughout its 35 years of existence, these trained professionals are now available to assist their Brazilian colleagues. Together we can help rescue and preserve the memory of the communities of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.