At the heart of museums are collections, and the people caring for them.

To assist museums in their recovery from the pandemic we are supporting collections teams to refresh their collections management skills and focus on ‘getting their house in order’ to become fit for the future.

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Session 3: Location & Movement Control

In this session we will focus on the Spectrum procedures and processes involved in recording and managing the location and movement of objects. This includes systematic record-keeping, accountability, preparation, risk assessment, and maintenance of information.

By the end of the session, delegates will:

• Understand the Spectrum procedure Location and movement control.
• Understand the role of the Spectrum standard in relation to museum Accreditation.
• Understand the importance of recording and maintaining up to date information about object locations.
• Know where to find more information and guidance.

Before the session:

• Think about how you do things in your museum, referring to your relevant policy and procedures if you have access to them, although we appreciate you might not right now. You might also find it useful to have these with you to refer to during the session.
• Please ensure that you have a working microphone, so you can participate in discussions.

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Booking Information

There are 20 spaces available on each session for museums in the south east and east of England, 10 per Museum Development region.

Please follow the link below to book your free space on this training session.

South East Museums Booking Link

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What is the Getting Your House In Order Training Programme?

Good collections documentation is the key to a smooth-running museum service, ensuring that any museum collection is accountable and manageable in practice.

The training will model best practice and through the framework of Spectrum 5.0 and its procedures bring a focus on the planning and work involved to get your collections documentation in good order.

We will also be bringing in Professor Janet Ulph, Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Leicester, who will bring a different perspective to the legal and ethical issues associated with dealing with collections.

There will be six training sessions delivered online, which are open to staff, board members, trustees and volunteers from museums in the south and east of England which are Accredited or formally working towards Accreditation. You are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions as you wish, and we will be offering additional support for museums that attend at least 3 sessions and who identify a clear support need.

The ‘Getting Your House in Order’ sessions are not just for museums who are facing Accreditation application deadlines, but they act as a great refresher for teams wanting to improve their documentation standards, and we hope that they will serve as a reminder of why this work is so necessary.

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121 Support

If a museum is represented on at least 3 of the training sessions they will be eligible to request a free 1.5 hour 121 online support session with one of the Collection Trust Outreach team with up to 2 of your team members. Availability cannot be guaranteed, and will be agreed with each regional representative.

These sessions should be used to discuss a particular collections management issue which we will ask you to provide context for in advance of the session.

A short advisory report will be produced and shared with the team members involved and their local Museum Development Officer to enable them to support the museum to the best of their ability.

If you are interested in this aspect of the programme please just get in touch with your museum development region’s main contact, and be sure to book your spot on the sessions most relevant to you.

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Contact

If you would like more information on the training please contact our Lead Liaison via the details below.

Juliet Thomas

Assistant Manager/Museum Development Officer

[email protected]

07483 165685