In the wake of several natural disasters in the Commonwealth, Kentucky Humanities and the National Endowment for Humanities have come together with a handful of state and national groups to help art and cultural institutions prepare for the worst.

Eastern Kentucky institutions like Apple Shop and the Heinemann Settlement School both took heavy losses during last year's flooding.

Organizers behind these courses hope to give instruction on the preservation and protection of priceless historical items and artworks.

We have four webinars in total and we built them around the 4 hours of disaster recovery and response.

So we have readiness.

We have response, we have recovery and we have resilience.

So readiness is obviously building that initial disaster plan, knowing who to call and knowing who to reach out to and being ready for when the disaster strikes.

We have response, which is the first 48 hours, kind of a checklist of the first things you need to do, who you need to be reaching out to, that kind of thing.

We have recovery, which is more of the six months to a year kind of timeframe because recovery can take a while.

So you need to make sure that you're ready for the long haul.

And then we have resilience, which, as we've talked about, is kind of mitigating those future disasters and preparing your institution for what's coming down the line.

The workshops begin on August 1st.

They are free and will take place online.

Interested parties can register to join them on the Kentucky Humanities website.