Book Events
West Yorkshire Museum Forum
Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]
Getting Your House in Order Workshop 2: Ownership of Collections
The Getting Your House in Order online programme uses the framework of Spectrum 5.1 and its procedures to focus on the planning and work required for museums to get their collections documentation in order. There are six workshops in the programme led by staff at the Collections Trust. For more information visit here. In this […]
Elevenses, Thursday 30 May, Practical First Steps with Digital Preservation
This online session explores some practical first steps to take with digital preservation – namely the creation of a digital asset register to form the basis for future activities and planning. It is led by Archives Consultant Simon Wilson. Simon is leading Danum Digital: Getting Doncaster’s digital records on track, a project funded by The […]
Elevenses, Wednesday 5 June, Volunteers, We really can do so much more with you!
Michele Armstrong is Head of Volunteering for The Auckland Project and the lead for the North East Heritage Volunteering Group. She brings a lifelong passion for volunteering to the table. Michele began as a volunteer herself from the age of 15 years and finds joy in every aspect of volunteering. She is dedicated to creating […]
North Yorkshire Museum Forum
Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]
Getting Your House in Order Workshop 3: Location and Movement Control
The Getting Your House in Order online programme uses the framework of Spectrum 5.1 and its procedures to focus on the planning and work required for museums to get their collections documentation in order. There are six workshops in the programme led by staff at the Collections Trust. For more information visit here. In this […]
Elevenses, Friday 14 June, Is historic working machinery up to 21st century sustainability demands or are we stuck in time?
The Science and Industry Museum, Manchester (part of the Science Museum Group) have embarked on an ambitious decarbonisation project to become net zero by 2030. As part of this plan, the Power Hall Gallery (national collection of working historic engines) is undergoing a significant redevelopment to improve and conserve the historic listed building, refresh the […]
Elevenses, Tuesday 18 June, Improving access to a collection using digitisation and an integrated website
The Saltaire Collection’s recently launched new website has been designed to give access to all of its 6000+ items. The Saltaire Collection is based in Shipley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire. Over the last two years, the Saltaire Collection has revised its catalogue records and embarked on an ambitious digitisation programme to provide content for the […]
Carbon Literacy for Museums
Part 1: Course materials distributed: on Weds 12th June Part 2: Weds 19th June: 10:00-12:30 Part 3: Thurs 20th June: 10:00-11:45 and 13:00-14:45 All parts of the training must be completed for learners to be eligible for Carbon Literacy certification. Summary: Carbon Literacy Course for people that work and volunteer in museums Background Information: Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and […]
East Riding and North Lincolnshire Museum Forum
Our museum forums offer you “a professional day out” – a chance to catch up with your museum colleagues in the region, visit an interesting venue, get the most out of being at a site, hear some interesting case studies – and enjoy being out in a different museum with different colleagues! Forums usually start […]