- Event
Nationwide Working Meeting of Emergency Networks 2026
Tue, April 28, 2026 12:00 pm – Wed, April 29, 2026 5:00 pm CEST
Ausgebucht
- Location
- Media Theater
- Entrance fee
- Eintritt frei
- Language
- German
Kostenfrei mit Anmeldung
The nationwide working meeting of emergency networks, now held annually, serves to foster networking, professional exchange, and continuing education among its members and other interested participants. In 2026, the Karlsruhe Emergency Network invites attendees to a program of lectures, guided tours of Karlsruhe’s cultural institutions, and an evening networking event.
What is an emergency network?
An emergency network is a collaborative association of museums, archives, and libraries at the local or regional level. Its purpose is to provide mutual support in the event of an emergency—through personnel, materials, and expertise—while also jointly developing preventive measures and exchanging experience. This includes close cooperation with local emergency response authorities.
Core activities include establishing alert and response structures, conducting emergency drills and training sessions, maintaining shared emergency databases, and coordinating logistical procedures through framework agreements.
Thanks to the financial support of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) and the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg (MWK), participation is free of charge.
Program
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | ||
| 1:00 PM | Welcome & Introduction | |
| Opening remarks | Margit Rosen, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe | |
| Sonja Theißen, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg | ||
| Christian Dolf, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance | ||
| Brief introduction of the Karlsruhe Emergency Network & organizational matters | Christof Hierholzer (ZKM) | |
| 1:30–3:00 PM | Fundamentals of emergency preparedness | Moderation: Armin Schlechter (LBZ Speyer) |
| Emergency preparedness in small and medium-sized institutions: best practice examples | Almut Siegel / Alke Dohrmann (SiLK) | |
| Importance of maintenance and monitoring of building systems and technical infrastructure for emergency preparedness | Eric Wychlacz (Karlsruhe City Archives) | |
| Case study: procurement of emergency equipment – situational analysis, needs-based assembly, modular packaging, mobile storage | Klaus Nippert (KIT Archive) | |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee break | |
| 3:30–5:00 PM | Structures of emergency preparedness | Moderation: Eric Wychlacz (Karlsruhe City Archives) |
| Blue light for the past – best practice from Halle: fire brigade meets cultural heritage protection | Christiane Hoene (Halle City Archives) | |
| Networking of emergency networks | Armin Schlechter / Dietmar Cramer (Rhine-Neckar Emergency Network) | |
| Report from the training: “Specialist Advisor for Cultural Heritage Protection” | Angela Hager (Karlsruhe District Archive) / Elisabeth Hustedt (State Palaces and Gardens Baden-Württemberg) | |
| Five years after the Ahr Valley flood: response in the absence of established structures | Heike Wernz-Kaiser (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler City Museum) / Tilly Laaser (TH Cologne) | |
| 5:00 PM | Closing round | Moderation: Katrin Dort (Karlsruhe City Archives) |
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | ||
| 9:00 AM | Opening remarks | Albert Käuflein, Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Karlsruhe |
| 9:10 AM – 12:30 PM | Construction site as an emergency risk: renovations, conversions, relocations | Moderation: Annika Stelle (Badische Landesbibliothek) |
| Badisches Landesmuseum: relocation, renovation, storage, security | Silvio Herbert / Marcel Held (Badisches Landesmuseum) | |
| Badische Landesbibliothek: renovation during ongoing operations | Heike Susanne Lukas (Badische Landesbibliothek) | |
| Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe: challenges of interim arrangements | Kristina Liedtke / Philipp Schmidt (Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe) | |
| 10:30 AM | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 AM | Backstage short tours in the ZKM Hall Building | |
| Presentation of the project “Development of a criteria-based evaluation matrix for prioritizing cultural assets in case of damage” (Media Lounge, 1st floor) | Alexander Rentz | |
| 11:30 AM | Stress test for collections: risks during the renovation of exhibition buildings and storage facilities | Stefan Simon (Rathgen Research Laboratory, Berlin) |
| War and armed conflicts – challenges for the protection of cultural heritage | Alexander Gatzsche (State Art Collections Dresden) | |
| 12:30 PM | Closing round & outlook | Moderation: Katrin Dort (Karlsruhe City Archives) |
| 1:00 PM | Group photo |
