Dennos Museum Center Director Craig Hadley responded to a call from the Michigan Museum Association to assist museums in Midland, Mich, damaged by the massive flooding that occurred there last week.
According to the MMA, widespread damage was done to collections and buildings in the city, including the Midland Center for the Arts/Midland Historical Society. It put out a call for volunteers with Collections/Curatorial training to lead small teams of volunteers with the removal of artifacts.
Hadley volunteered on Saturday, May 23. He de-framed waterlogged works on paper and packed oversize works on paper for transport to an offsite facility for further assessment and care.
“It was a challenge trying to do salvage work amidst a pandemic,” he said.
Volunteers worked in small, socially-distanced groups.
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