Resources

Please see our toolkit for a wider range of support and resources, but check back here for recordings of our guest speakers, case studies, advice, and support we’ve captured in our networking events.

June 2025

Sport & Fashion month conservation surgery

  • Find out more about textile conservation: practical measures you can take to protect your collection, when to call in professional help and how to document the way you care for your collection with textile conservator, Rebecca Bissonnet ACR.
  • A summary of the links shared in the chat thread.

May 2025

Introducing reviewing your collections

  • Hear from consultant Heather Lomas as she outlines the reasons to undertake a collection review, the best way to approach the task and the benefits of doing this type of activity.
  • A summary of the links shared in the chat thread.

November 2024

Sharing Stories Study Day at PRONI

Explore all the resources from our first in-person networking event in Northern Ireland.


September 2024

Meeting focus: Growing your audiences

  • Hear from audiences expert Emma Parsons about how to start growing your audiences. This recording also includes short presentations from Community Grant recipient’s Dr Fiona Reid from Bayfirth CIC and Dr Brigid Power from Leeds Irish Health & Homes about their audience focused projects.
  • Emma’s slide deck which containing step by step instructions and links
  • The summary of the links shared in the chat thread.

July 2024

Meeting focus: Working with families


January 2023

Meeting focus: collection digitisation