If you see someone, or if you yourself cause damage to a work of art, don’t panic as you may do further damage. Take the following steps:
1. Notify someone on Curatorial Staff or Gregory (Director of Operations & Security) right away, even on the weekends:
· Loren 899-6760 ext. 251
· Matt 991-5619 ext. 222
· Laura 206-0456 ext. 288
· Gregory 409-3743 ext. 243
2. Notify Alex (Executive Director) at ext. 234 or (917) 861-1683.
3. Keep people away from the artwork that is damaged. If necessary, do not let anyone in the gallery. The entrance to Galleries I & II has built-in retractable stanchion ribbons.
4. Do not touch the artwork. You might damage it further.
1. Security will ask you to fill out an incident report explaining what happened. Gregory or Loren (Collections Manager), or will take photographs of the damage to include with the incident report. If they are unavailable, take multiple photos with your cellphone.
2. The Curatorial Department staff or Gregory are the only staff allowed to move the damaged artwork but you may be asked to assist in moving the artwork.
3. Laura (Exhibitions Manager) or Loren (Collections Manager) will contact the insurance company and/or the lender as appropriate for the situation.