Book Events
A brief introduction to Inventory
This online session delivered by the Collections Trust will offer a basic overview of the Spectrum Inventory procedure. It will cover: How the procedure relates to Accreditation and policy. The procedure’s definition and scope, explaining key concepts and terms. The Spectrum minimum requirements, with brief examples of how to meet them. Where to find the Spectrum suggested procedure […]
Seeds for Action: In Focus – Carbon Tracking and Budgeting in Smaller Museums
This session is for you if you are interested in: *Finding out about simple tools to budget, track and report carbon impact from your activity in a smaller museum, *Seeing how others are tackling this in their organisations. When time and money are tight, gathering the right data is critical for making good decisions. The […]
Documentation procedures manuals and documentation histories
Are your in-house instructions in a clear and useable format? Have you recorded key information about historic cataloguing systems, old numbering systems and policies? This online session delivered in partnership with the Collections Trust will firstly explore how to develop or review your procedures manual. We will also look at how to gather and record information […]
MD North Forum, Champney Treasure House, Beverley, Friday 27 June
Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]
Elevenses, Tuesday 1 July, Interpreting North Lincolnshire’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
Join us for this Elevenses with Eveline van Breemen, Curator of Social History, and Jenny Kirton, Dynamic Collections Project Officer, who will discuss the recent intangible cultural heritage work they have been carrying out at North Lincolnshire Museum. They will share practical methods they have applied to interpreting intangible cultural heritage, with a focus on […]
How to Measure Your Carbon Footprint, Online with Historic England
How to Measure Your Carbon Footprint has been designed to support organisations to identify their emissions and measure a simple carbon footprint. It is being offered as a pilot by Historic England only to museums in the North of England at this stage. This 2-hour online trainer led session covers the following: Identify your organisation’s […]
ACE Review Briefing and Update
Join Laura Pye, Director of National Museums Liverpool and Advisory Panel member for the Arts Council England (ACE) Review to discuss all things Museums and ACE. The Review is an opportunity for a national conversation about the future of ACE and how creativity is nurtured and developed. The Review is seeking feedback from a wide […]
Carbon Literacy Course
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Tuesday 1 July Part 2: Tuesday 8 July: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Wednesday 9 July: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums Who is the course aimed at? This course is for volunteers and paid staff who work across all service areas from Accredited Museums or […]
A brief introduction to the Spectrum standard
This online session delivered by the Collections Trust will offer a basic introduction to the Spectrum collections management standard. It will cover: An explanation of the layout of a Spectrum procedure including definition, minimum requirements and suggested procedure. The relationship between the Spectrum standard and Accreditation. A brief overview of the nine primary procedure definitions. Signposting […]
Elevenses, Friday 11 July, Museums Working in Prisons
An exploration of the practice and partnerships of museums working in the criminal justice sector: challenges, benefits and ways ahead for everyone involved. Join Sarah Levete of Oxford University Gardens Libraries and Museums and Tom Hughes of Dumfries Museum who will share ideas and tips of how to get started working with prisons. Insightful, interactive […]