Preparing progressive re-opening of Museums

Illustrated guide for the

protection of visitors
employees and items

Ech cherki DAHMALI

Member of the Advisory Board of ICOM
Director of Maroc Telecom Museum, Morocco

May 2020
 Check directly and carefully the museum's collection in the
permanent exhibition and storage, especially the fragile items

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 Make a ground marking to respect social distancing
in the museum's reception hall, corridors, and exhibition halls

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Determine the number of visitors allowed in the museum
and inform them about that

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Schedule a specific visit time for children and seniors

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 Provide reception staff and guards with thermometers to
measure staff and visitors temperature or, if possible, install
thermal cameras at museum entrances

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Install glass or plexiglas protection for the museum's reception
staff and provide them with masks and sterilizing liquids

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Reduce the use of paper tickets and use
electronic and online reservations

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 Inform employees and visitors about the necessity of
observing a strict social distancing in all museum facilities

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Remove or cover all the interactive touch screens

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 Provide or sell protection masks and sterilizing liquids
in the museum's shop and control the acces to this space

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Leave the interior doors open and sterilize knobs
and touchable surfaces several times a day

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Museum staff suffering from a migraine or an intense headache
should stay at home and inform their superiors or colleagues

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Check the continued effectiveness of the museums’s security
system especially in halls that appear on virtual visits

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Avoid posting unsecured museum items on virtual visits

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Museum that cannot provide basic hygiene requirements
should remain closed until improving healthful conditions

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 Train employees about a permanent preparedness
for risk and disaster management

Preparedness
Mitigation

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RISK
MANAGEMENT CYCLE
Treating DISASTER
Recovery

Responses

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Take the opportunity to complete the museum inventory
and organize your storage

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 A final call
Take the opportunity to reach out your local community

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