Location and Movement Control
This is the third of seven workshops delivered by West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) in partnership with Museum Development East Midlands and Collections Trust to support you in ensuring that your collections documentation is well managed.
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, and maintenance of location information.
By the end of the session, delegates will:
- Understand the Spectrum procedure Location and movement control.
- Understand the importance of recording and maintaining up to date information about object locations.
- Understand the role of the Spectrum standard in relation to museum Accreditation.
- 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. You might also find it useful to have it with you to refer to during the session
Maximum two delegates per organisation.
This event will be auto-captioned through Zoom. If you would benefit from any other form of access support, including live captioning, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If you can’t see the booking button the course is fully booked. If you would like to join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Location and Movement Control
Thursday 14 September, 10am-12noon
Online
Accreditation Mentors – Spectrum 5.1 and rethinking cataloguing
Collections Trust is running this online briefing event for Accreditation mentors who want to learn more about the recent updates to the Spectrum standard to support your mentee museum.
They will highlight the key changes to the standard, explain why these have been made, and invite questions for clarification. This event is also an opportunity to come together with other mentors from around the UK.
Register for the event by 09.30am, Thursday 22 June
Accreditation Mentors – Spectrum 5.1 and rethinking cataloguing
Thursday 29 June, 2pm-3pm
Coffee and Chatter
Grab your morning cuppa…
Join the WMMD team as we introduce our Accreditation Advisor for 2023/24, Jennie Crawford.
Jennie will facilitate and deliver Accreditation events for Museum Development East Midlands and West Midlands Museum Development. She will be your first point of contact to answer Accreditation queries, whether you want help with your Accreditation return or you’re just wanting to know more about the Accreditation Scheme.
Coffee and Chatter is also the perfect opportunity to share what’s happening at your museum, exchange ideas with colleagues across the region and hear about the latest sector guidance and news.
10.30am-11.30am
Zoom details:
https://zoom.us/j/99254865285?pwd=R2xiUlUzOFdWMGJFQXpyL0E4cHpNQT09
Meeting ID: 992 5486 5285
Password: 579046
Coffee and Chatter will be auto-captioned.
Coffee and Chatter
Grab your morning cuppa…
Join the WMMD team as we introduce SumnerMcIntyre, our Collections Advisors for 2023/24.
Ann Sumner and Beth McIntyre will facilitate and deliver our collections workshops and will be your first point of contact for your collections care and collections management queries. Ann and Beth will be asking those attending about the workshops you’d like to have and how you would like them delivered. Come along to have your say!
It’s also the perfect opportunity to share what’s happening at your museum, exchange ideas with colleagues across the region and hear about the latest sector guidance and news.
10.30am-11.30am
Zoom details:
https://zoom.us/j/99254865285?pwd=R2xiUlUzOFdWMGJFQXpyL0E4cHpNQT09
Meeting ID: 992 5486 5285
Password: 579046
Coffee and Chatter will be auto-captioned.
Essentials of Collections Care for Non-Conservators
From minor cracks in a objects to unprecedented water leaks, there are a huge range of conservation issues that can impact a heritage institution’s collection. But without a official conservator on board, what are the measures that a non-specialist can take to mitigate damages and keep a collection secure?
This course from the Institute for Conservation will provide an overview of the key aspects of collections care, and provide relevant conservation training for those working in heritage institutions who don’t currently employ a dedicated conservator.
The Essentials of Collections Care for Non-Conservators course will take place over four sessions on Thursday 20 April, Thursday 27 April, Thursday 4 May and Thursday 11 May. The first three sessions will take place over Zoom, and the fourth will take place in-person at Birmingham Museum Collection Centre.
Stimulating Memories
A course aimed at heritage staff/ volunteers or carers/ activity coordinators on best practice in collecting, sharing and recording people’s memories.
Run by Julia Letts. www.lettstalk.net Julia is an oral historian and accredited trainer for the Oral History Society. She has also worked as a trainer with the Association of Dementia Studies and runs intergenerational projects every term in a local Worcestershire care home.
This course is for heritage professionals/ volunteers, activity coordinators, care professionals or carers who want to learn more about:
- How to run activities that involve stimulating people’s memories and past experiences
- The best ways to gather people’s life stories
- How to engage people and get them to reminisce and share stories
- Oral history and how to record people’s memories legally and ethically
- The online platforms ‘Know your Place Worcester’ and ‘Life Stories Herefordshire and Worcestershire’, both of which have been developed to stimulate and collect memories.
You do not require any previous experience to join this course, but places are limited, and we would expect people to commit to the session and be prepared to join in. The course would particularly suit people who want to develop their professional practice, learn new skills or share their existing experience in this field.
The course will be held online via zoom and participants are expected to have cameras on and engage in the practical sessions.
To book please email julia@lettstalk.net
0930 Introductions
0945 Who? Working with different communities including older people, children and people living with dementia.
10.00 Why? The therapeutic importance of stimulating memories. Differences between reminiscence, oral history and life story gathering. Examples and case studies including the ‘Life Stories Herefordshire and Worcestershire’ platform.
1015 Practical: discussion in groups about challenges. Feedback and solutions.
1045 Break
1100 Getting started. Formal and informal memory collection. Different ways of engaging people. Example – making use of the platform ‘Know your Place Worcester’
1130 Practical: using objects as a prompt. Practice story gathering in pairs in break out rooms. Evaluation of practical.
1215 Using collected memories. Examples of effective ways of sharing what you’ve collected.
1245 Review and questions.
Who should sign up to this course?
This course will be aimed at heritage professionals/ volunteers, activity coordinators, care professionals or carers who want to learn more about:
- How to run activities that involve stimulating people’s memories and past experiences
- The best ways to gather people’s life stories
- How to engage people and get them to reminisce and share stories
- Oral history and how to record people’s memories legally and ethically
- The online platforms ‘Know your Place Worcester’ and ‘Life Stories Herefordshire and Worcestershire’, both of which have been developed to stimulate and collect memories.
You do not require any previous experience to join this course, but places are limited, and we would expect people to commit to the session and be prepared to join in. The course would particularly suit people who want to develop their professional practice, learn new skills or share their existing experience in this field.
The course will be held online via zoom and we would expect participants to have cameras on and engage in the practical sessions.
The course will run from 0930 to 1245, with a break in the middle.
Deaccessioning and Disposal
Museum Development East Midlands and West Midlands Museum Development are running three Midlands-wide workshops with Collections Trust.
This scenario-based discussion session will explore deaccessioning and disposals, examining a variety of disposals issues and themes including collections management and documentation, legal and ethical considerations.
By the end of this session attendees will:
- Understand the legal, ethical and collections management considerations involved in disposals
- Know where to find further guidance about disposals
- Feel more confident when dealing with and discussing disposals with colleagues
Once you book a place you will have an opportunity to submit a scenario for the workshop. Selected scenarios will be anonymised.
This session will complement the Collections Review event on Thursday 9 February.
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
If you would benefit from live captioning or any other form of access support, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If you can’t see the booking button the event if fully booked. To join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Deaccessioning and Disposal
Wednesday 15 February, 2pm-4pm
Online
Collections Review
Museum Development East Midlands and West Midlands Museum Development are running three Midlands-wide workshops with Collections Trust.
This session will explore the Spectrum secondary procedure Collections review and how collections reviews can be used as part of good collections management practice.
By the end of the session you’ll understand and be able to apply the Spectrum Collections review procedure.
We’ll discuss how a collections reviews can help you to understand the significance of your collections, identify opportunities to develop under-used collections and understand what your users find interesting. This information is a valuable first step to inform forward planning, your collections development policy, and help shape future rationalisation projects.
Attendees will learn:
- How to understand and apply the Spectrum Collections review procedure
Before the session attendees should look at:
- The Spectrum Collections review procedure
- Their organisation’s Collections Development Policy. What does it say about collections review?
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
If you would benefit from live captioning or any other form of access support, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If you can’t see the booking button the event if fully booked. To join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Collections Review
Thursday 9 February, 10am-12noon
Online
Coffee and Chatter
Grab your morning cuppa…
WMMD is pleased to announce that Museums Worcestershire is delivering Revealing Hidden Histories in 2023/24. Join WMMD and Museums Worcestershire to learn more about the programme and how it can help you explore your collection and engage with audiences.
It’s also the perfect opportunity to share what’s happening at your museum, exchange ideas with colleagues across the region and hear about the latest sector guidance and news.
10.30am-11.30am
Zoom details:
https://zoom.us/j/99254865285?pwd=R2xiUlUzOFdWMGJFQXpyL0E4cHpNQT09
Meeting ID: 992 5486 5285
Password: 579046
Coffee and Chatter will be auto-captioned.
Co-curation and Decolonisation: Mythbusting
This training session is delivered by Isilda Almeida and Maurice Davies. The training will provide you with an overview of the principles of co-curation and tackles the topic of decolonisation within a museum context. Isilda and Maurice will also discuss how you can begin to consider creating an EDI Action Plan.
Guest speakers Nicola Bird, Community Engagement officer for Oxford University Museums Partnership and Rawz., artist, youth worker, teacher, will discuss co-curation with underserved communities.
Between them, Isilda and Maurice bring knowledge, professional and lived-experience, current approaches to Equity and Inclusion, contextualised by historical and political events that have shaped how museums got to where they are.
This event is being delivered in partnership by WMMD and South East Museum Development (SEMD). It is the second in a series of three events linked to the WMMD Inclusive Museums programme. Other events in the series are Museums and the Legacy of Imperialism and Involving Volunteers in your EDI Journey.
Trigger warning
Content and activities in this session may be triggering. We ask that if you feel the need to stop and take a break, please do. If you need to reach out, please private message one of the facilitators and they will see you in a breakout room or start a separate call.
Isilda and Maurice will deliver the session via Zoom using a range of exercises and interactive features, including Breakout Rooms. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and actively participate in discussion. Some activities will also involve the use of Padlet. If you have any concerns about accessibility or usability for these features please contact wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
This event will be auto-captioned through Zoom. If you would benefit from any other form of access support, including live captioning, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
If you can’t see the booking button this event is fully booked, please email wmmd@ironbridge.co.uk to join the waiting list.
Isilda Almeida and Maurice Davies deliver tailored approaches to increasing inclusive and equitable practice in the cultural sector, including training, advice, strategic planning, service review and community engagement.
Isilda Almeida, works as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant in the culture sector and brings with her over 20 years’ experience of the UK heritage sector. Isilda will be supported by Maurice Davies, who brings nearly 40 years’ experience in UK museums and galleries as a policymaker, leader and curator. He has championed equity and inclusion since the 1990s when he was editor of Museums Journal. He has advised organisations such as the Greater London Authority, the National Museum Directors Council and the National Trust on aspects of heritage and race. Most recently he has helped Museum Detox with an organisational review and, with Isilda, delivered training on museums, equity and inclusion.
Co-curation and Decolonisation: Mythbusting
Thursday 23 February, 10am-12.30pm
Online
