Author: Sue Hughes
Retail Consultant Trainer Opportunity
MD North is seeking to appoint external freelancer/s to provide an in-person retail training day for museums in the North of England. There will be 20 delegates at the training day and all will have the opportunity to apply for one-to-one online advice sessions after the initial workshop. The delegates are likely to be non-specialist […]
Display Cases requested by Williamson Art Gallery
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside has asked if any museum can help provide them with some display cases for a contemporary art exhibition. They are looking for simple display cases for the start of 2026. Dimensions could be variable depending on what is on offer and how many objects could […]
Geology Handling Collection on offer from Tameside Museums
Tameside Museums in Greater Manchester have on offer a large number of geology specimens from a former handling collection. Photographs can be supplied on request. If you are interested in these items, please contact the museum direct, events@tameside.gov.uk.
Birds Eggs Storage Drawers on offer from Leeds Museums and Galleries
Leeds Discovery Centre are offering a set of wooden drawers used to store bird eggs. The unit is 124.5cm (h) x 86cm (w) x 37cm (d). The drawers are 6cm deep, with 6 of the drawers having a glass panel (4 are damaged). The drawer unit is unsteady. Collection is from from Leeds Discovery Centre, […]
Request for tin bath, wash tub, posser, armchair from the National Mining Museum
National Mining Museum of England, Wakefield are looking for the following handling items: Tin Bath Wash Tub Posser Wing Armchair These items are to be used in an installation about a day in the life of the wife of a miner. Vinyl lettering will be added to these items, so they can be a battered […]
Request for TVs and/or Media Players from Warrington Museum
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Cheshire are looking for museums who may have TVs/Media Players that they are looking to recycle. The TV screens and/or media players will be used to display digital work and can be modern flatscreen TVs of any size, or even older CRT units. If you can help at all with […]
Request for Mannequins from the Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
The Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond are requesting some full body mannequins if you have some in your museum that you no longer need. They would like 2 – 3 full body, adult-sized mannequins to display some beautiful theatre costumes. Ideally they would like them with heads to display wigs, though they will take suitable […]
Wooden toys requested by Epworth Old Rectory
Epworth Old Rectory, 1 Rectory Street, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1HX (North Lincolnshire) are looking to obtain various sizes of wooden rolling hoops (with sticks if possible), plus any other games that would have been used in the 18th century, i.e. quoits, skipping ropes, skittles, large scale draughts/chess, etc. for use in summer 2025. They require […]
Request for Transparent Plinth from Uncultured Creatives, Blackburn
Uncultured Creatives, 14 -16 Lord St West, Blackburn, BB2 1JX are looking for a very large acrylic/glass, transparent plinth or box – ideally 200cm wide x 150cm high, but open to discussion about other sizes. Contact Alex Zawadski direct, alex@unculturedcreatives.co.uk, if you can help with the request.
Request for Wooden Workbench from Harewood House
Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire are requesting a wooden workbench of any size to be used as part of Santa’s workshop. Please email Bekah, rebekah.l@harewood.org direct if you can help with this request.
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