Security Assessment of the New Brighton History Center

The New Brighton Area Historical Society completed a security assessment of the New Brighton History Center by hiring the professional security consultant services. This project identified current gaps in the security required to maintain the collection of archival, audiovisual, photographic, digital materials, and physical objects housed at the New Brighton History Center. In August 2017, the caboose exhibit was broken into twice, alerting them to the gap between the center's existing security system and the facility's current security requirements.

The result of this project will be identifying the security needs for protecting the facilities, collection, personnel, and visitors to the New Brighton History Center. The property and historic materials comprise the cultural patrimony of the City of New Brighton and the surrounding area; it is their responsibility to protect and care for these materials under all circumstances. With this report, they will be able to apply for an additional grant to implement the security requirements identified in the consultant's recommendations.