These Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion resources have been selected to introduce how museums can engage by starting with the nine ‘protected characteristics’ in the Equalities Act 2010.

(PDF 1402KB) A green guide for museums highlighting case studies from museums across the North West

(Microsoft Word 124 KB) This Data Checklist will help you to gather and record the measurements and values you will need to input into the U-values Heat Calculator Tool.

(PDF 6 MB) This guide can help you to determine the energy efficiency of your building by calculating U-values. Used alongside the Heat Calculator Tool and Data Checklist you can plan your improvements to improve the efficiency of your building and reduce energy costs.

(Excel Spreadsheet) The U-values Heat Calculator Tool has been designed to help you improve the energy efficiency of your buildings. Used alongside the Data Checklist and U-values Guide, this tool can be used to test your building improvement initiatives to give indicative results on possible U-value improvements. A U-value is a measure of how well different materials perform with retaining heat. The lower the U-value the better the thermal performance.

(PDF 2021KB) A guide for reducing operating costs and improving sustainability.

Self-assessment planning tool template for Accreditation. This document is designed to act as a self-assessment tool when working towards Museums Accreditation either as a new museum or as a museum accredited under the 2018 Standard.

Updated December 2024.

This Word Document toolkit provides a framework to undertake an initial survey of a museum collection to create a collection biography and provide an overview of the collection. A collection biography is useful as a simple aid to increase understanding of a collection and to give access to all who use it or are involved in its management.

A guide on how to introduce a timed entry booking operation, produced by Digital Culture Network and Arts Council England. This guide looks to break down the key areas to consider when implementing a new ticketing operation and potential tools and platforms that you can implement.

A PDF of guidance on how to use Microsoft Teams.