Hazards in Museum Collections (part 1)
West Midlands Museum Development is running a series of collections care courses with Jane Thompson-Webb, Conservation Team Leader at Birmingham Museums Trust. The sessions are designed to keep museums in touch with collections care and to give staff and volunteers the confidence and skills to carry out basic work when capacity is limited. The sessions will support emergency planning around Covid-19 in relation to collections.
Hazards in Museum Collections
This course, in two parts, will support museums to identify the ‘hidden unknowns’ in their collections and support updating emergency planning procedures.
No more than one delegate 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.
The webinar will be live captioned by MyClearText, through StageText.
All participants will receive a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. This will be emailed to the address given in your booking. If you have not received an email one hour before the event please contact us. You don’t need a Zoom account, simply follow the link provided and enter the password.
If the booking button isn’t visible, the course is fully booked. Please email wwmd@ironbridge.org.uk to join the waiting list.
Hazards in Museum Collections
26 January and 2 February 2021, 11am-1pm
Back to Basics: Assessing Collection Risks for Emergency Plans (part 2)
West Midlands Museum Development is running a series of collections care courses with Jane Thompson-Webb, Conservation Team Leader at Birmingham Museums Trust. The sessions are designed to keep museums in touch with collections care and to give staff and volunteers the confidence and skills to carry out basic work when capacity is limited. The sessions will support emergency planning around Covid-19 in relation to collections.
Back to Basics: Assessing Collection Risks for Emergency Plans
Are you confident that you know the most vulnerable areas of your collection and that your emergency plan is up to date?
This course is held over two sessions.
No more than one delegate 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.
The webinar will be live captioned by MyClearText, through StageText.
All participants will receive a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. This will be emailed to the address given in your booking. If you have not received an email one hour before the event please contact us. You don’t need a Zoom account, simply follow the link provided and enter the password.
Booking is via the details for part one on 12 January.
Back to Basics: Assessing Collection Risks for Emergency Plans
12 and 19 January 2021, 11am-1pm
Stop the Rot: Recognising the 10 Agents of Decay in Museum Collections
West Midlands Museum Development is running a series of collections care courses with Jane Thompson-Webb, Conservation Team Leader at Birmingham Museums Trust. The sessions are designed to keep museums in touch with collections care and to give staff and volunteers the confidence and skills to carry out basic work when capacity is limited. The sessions will support emergency planning around Covid-19 in relation to collections.
Stop the Rot: Recognising the 10 Agents of Decay in Museum Collections
What are the main threats to museum collections?
This session gives an overview of what we can all look out for to protect our collections. It is aimed at those staff and volunteers who do not work directly with collections on a daily basis; front of house staff, support staff or new team members.
No more than one delegate 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.
The webinar will be live captioned by MyClearText, through StageText.
All participants will receive a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. This will be emailed to the address given in your booking. If you have not received an email one hour before the event please contact us. You don’t need a Zoom account, simply follow the link provided and enter the password.
If the booking button isn’t visible the course is fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk to join the waiting list.
Stop the Rot: Recognising the 10 Agents of Decay in Museum Collections
8 December, 11am-1pm
Documentation Procedural Manuals
Support with Spectrum 5 and Accreditation
Join Sarah Brown from Collections Trust for this session exploring Documentation Procedural Manuals.
A manual helps a museum to standardise the capture, recording, safekeeping and use of information about museum collections, and should be a set of evolving instructions describing how your museum carries out the Spectrum 5.0 procedures.
We know that a lot of you are taking the opportunity to update or develop your manuals at the moment. This session will explore what makes a good procedural manual. Together we will discuss what they should contain, different formats and how you might create a user friendly document.
This session will support you with Accreditation requirement 5.2, to follow the Spectrum primary documentation procedures.
21 September – Documentation Procedural Manuals
2pm-3.30pm, online
If the booking button isn’t visible the webinar is fully booked. If you want to join the waiting list email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Revealing Hidden Histories: Sharing the Hidden Stories in Our Museum Collections
Join us for this exciting event where participants in our Revealing Hidden Histories programme talk about the stories that have been revealed about areas of their collections. Seven museums worked with subject specialists to research objects within their collections. The work has enabled the museums to find out more about their collections and has uncovered interesting stories and related histories.
Jen Ridding and Rebecca Randle from the Barber Institute of Fine Art will also join us to speak about their programme of decolonising the collections.
This is an ideal opportunity to find out more about how your museum can become involved in the Revealing Hidden Histories project which will be running again as part of the West Midlands Museum Development programme in 2020.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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. Maximum of one delegate per organisation.
Click below to book. If the button is not visible this event is fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you wish to be added to the waiting list.
2 March – Revealing Hidden Histories: Sharing the Hidden Stories in Our Museum Collections
10.30am-3pm, Worcester Museum and Art Gallery, Foregate Street, Worcester WR1 1DT
Conference 2020 Postponed!
Event Postponed
Updated Friday 13 March
We have been following official government advice surrounding COVID-19 but with a rapidly evolving situation we have taken the decision to postpone the onsite event. Although this is disappointing we hope you’ll agree it is the right thing to do to safeguard you and others.
We will look to reschedule the event in the future or alternatively make the plenaries available online for you to share watching them with colleagues.
If you have any questions please get in touch.
Email: wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Tel: 01952 435 900
What’s Eating Your Collections? A two day Integrated Pest Management (IPM) course
Do you know your carpet beetle from your furniture beetle?
Jane Thompson-Webb will lead us through an intensive two days of identifying, managing and preventing the pests that can cause serious, long term and permanent damage to collections. Delegates will gain confidence in recognising the signs of insect damage to a range of collection types, understand the life cycles and preferred habitats of key museum pests and become equipped with the tools to prevent infestation. Jane will also cover developments and research into new potential pests and their spread.
Why is this course for you?
This is an in-depth look at IPM and is essential if you have collections that could be at risk from insect or other pests. If you have previously taken part in the one day course this will be an opportunity to explore the subject more deeply as well as being an excellent refresher.
Delegates must attend both days.
To book click on this link. If the link doesn’t take you through to the booking form the course is fully booked. If you would like to go on the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk.
12 -13 February 2020 – What’s Eating Your Collections?
10am-4pm, Birmingham Museums Collections Centre, 25 Dollman Street, Birmingham B7 4RQ
What’s Eating Your Collections? A two day Integrated Pest Management (IPM) course
Do you know your carpet beetle from your furniture beetle?
Jane Thompson-Webb will lead us through an intensive two days of identifying, managing and preventing the pests that can cause serious, long term and permanent damage to collections. Delegates will gain confidence in recognising the signs of insect damage to a range of collection types, understand the life cycles and preferred habitats of key museum pests and become equipped with the tools to prevent infestation. Jane will also cover developments and research into new potential pests and their spread.
Why is this course for you?
This is an in-depth look at IPM and is essential if you have collections that could be at risk from insect or other pests. If you have previously taken part in the one day course this will be an opportunity to explore the subject more deeply as well as being an excellent refresher.
Delegates must attend both days.
To book click on the button below. If you can’t see the booking button the course is fully booked. If you would like to go on the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk.
12 -13 February 2020 – What’s Eating Your Collections?
10am-4pm, Birmingham Museums Collections Centre, 25 Dollman Street, Birmingham B7 4RQ
