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August
In 2015 the British Council published an International Tourism Toolkit for UK museums. This toolkit is the result of a project aimed at increasing the sustainability of non-national museums outside central…
16
July
David Packer, Museum Registrar at The Fitzwilliam Museum provides some useful pointers as well as guiding us through the process of borrowing work from international collections.Try to allow a minimum notice…
16
July
David Packer, Museum Registrar at The Fitzwilliam Museum provides some useful pointers as well as guiding us through the process of lending objects internationally.When approached by prospective international borrowers, outline a…
16
July
Jim Broughton, Head of International Engagement at the Natural History Museum, gives some useful advice on how to manage potentially difficult situations or questions that could put yours and your…
16
July
William Brown is National Security Adviser at Arts Council England, responsible for assessing security risks to National Collections and loans under the terms of the UK Government Indemnity Scheme. He…
3
July
In 2008, National Museums Liverpool (NML) embarked on the creation of the international touring exhibition Plantastic. The project was delivered through an international partnership involving the public and private sectors: three…
3
July
Your museum wants you to deliver a project in a country you have never worked with before. You have heard reports of civil unrest there, or perhaps you have never even…
3
July
A series of one-day workshops will take place across England for regional and local museums and galleries who are embarking on international work, or interested in finding out more about…
3
July
David Gelsthorpe is Curator of Earth Science Collections at Manchester Museum. In 2014, he went on a research trip to St Petersburg and Moscow, organised by the British Council, to…