Collections Trust, East Midlands Museum Development (MDEM) and West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) are partnering to bring a series of three workshops for museum trustees, focusing on collections management.
We recommend you attend all three sessions, however each event works as a stand alone session should you be unable to attend all of them.
Museum Collections for Trustees: An Overview of Loans
The final session will explore the management and documentation involved when borrowing and lending objects, using the Spectrum 5.0 procedures as a framework:
- Loans in – managing objects you borrow for a fixed period and for a specific purpose
- Loans out – assessing requests for you to lend your objects and managing the lending process until loans are returned to you
There will opportunities to discuss with peers, ask questions throughout and submit questions in advance.
By the end of the session delegates will:
- Understand the role of the Spectrum standard, and its supporting guidance, in relation to museum Accreditation
- Understand policy considerations for loans
- Understand responsibilities for borrowing and lending
- Understand the benefits of lending and borrowing
- Understand the Spectrum requirements for Loans in and Loans out
- Know where to find more information and guidance
Before the session:
- If possible, read what Spectrum has to say about Loans in – including the standard and suggested procedure
- If possible, read what Spectrum has to say about Loans out – including the standard and suggested procedure
- Think about how loans are processed in your museum, referring to the in-house procedural manual, if you have access to it. You might also find it useful to have it with you to refer to during the session
Places are limited, no more than two trustees per organisation. Priority will be given to Trustees who are part of the new West Midlands Trustee Network. To join please complete the Expression of Interest.
The sessions will be live captioned through StageText and MyClearText.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link prior to each event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email by the day before the event please contact us.
Museum Collections for Trustees: An Overview of Loans
Wednesday 8 June, 2pm-4pm
Online
If the booking button isn’t visible the event is fully booked. To join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk.
The other two sessions are:
- Planning for Success: Collections Development for Trustees, Wednesday 27 April, 2pm-4pm
- Entering the Museum: Object Entry, Acquisition and Accessioning for Trustees, Wednesday 18 May, 2pm-4pm
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