Lesson #86
Museums focus on better security and digitization after a preventable tragedy
The fire that destroyed Brazil's National Museum was a preventable tragedy. Museums around the world are developing safety and security plans to guard against similar tragedies from natural disasters and conflict in the future, but their efforts around the world are uneven. Another way to guard against a total loss is to digitize collections, but this is labor-intensive and expensive. Learn the English expression "come to grips."