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Join Dawn Stoker, Preventive Conservation Officer for North East Museums, to take a look at the hazards you may find in your museum collection. Dawn will highlight some of the main hazards that we work with, from across science and engineering collections, through to natural sciences, with some discussion about how we can best manage […]
This session 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 and briefly how […]
In response to current Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in areas of England, Arts Council has developed a readiness checklist to support museums in planning and preparing for this change. This online session (via Zoom) will discuss LGR, its challenges and opportunities, introduce museums to the readiness checklist and provide opportunity for questions and sharing from […]
Sunderland City Council, in partnership with Sunderland Culture, is seeking a freelance Education Resource Developer to create a suite of curriculum-linked resources and session plans for schools. This commission forms part of the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Redevelopment Project and will support the development of the museum’s education “meanwhile” programme, ensuring schools can continue […]
University of Salford is seeking a programme director for Re-centre, the new Creative people and Places programme, funded by Arts Council England as the first phase of a wider 10-year vision for community-led cultural change across the city. The strategic, creative and hands-on leadership role requiring someone who can build trusted relationships, develop partnerships and […]
The Yorkshire Air Museum seeks an experienced Collections Curator as part of the team to support their ‘Lifting the Lid’ project, which has recently been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant. It will focus on engaging more people with the reserve collections, through improving documentation and storage which will enable them to increase access […]