Collection care
From Our Toolkit
Topic overview
In this section we will explore the different aspects and tasks that make up good collections care:
- What we mean by collections care and why it is important
- Things to consider before you start
- Level 1 – Risks to your collection; packing and moving your items; setting up and reviewing your store;
- Level 2 – Guidance for specific types of collection; caring for film and audio collections; writing a Collections Care and Conservation policy
- Level 3 – Writing a Collections Care and Conservation plan;
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- Our toolkit
- Welcome to the toolkit
- How to use this toolkit
- Governance
- Financial planning
- Income generation
- Fundraising
- Collections
- What do we mean by collections?
- The difference between the museum and archive approach
- Things to consider before you start
- Accreditation schemes
- Collections at risk
- Digitising your collection
- Collection management
- Collection care
- Hear it from an expert – Brian Worrell
- Hear it from an expert – Dave Smith
- Audiences
- Learning
- Evaluation
- Access
- Staffing and volunteers
- Community engagement
- Coming soon!
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