SHARE Museums East have collaborated to produce a syllabus that provides a framework for designing a practical course in the care of museum collections. The syllabus describes the activities which form the basis of curatorial knowledge and expertise in collections care and encourages a pragmatic approach. The syllabus can be used by anyone designing collections care courses for entry level learners.

Click below for access to the syllabus:
Practical Collections Care: A Syllabus

Editors: Alex Dawson, Collections Trust; Susanna Hillhouse, Museum Consultant; Natasha Hutcheson, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service.
License: CC BY SA

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This video from SHARE Museums East, demonstrates the techniques for labeling and marking the paper objects within your collection.

This video from SHARE Museums East demonstrates the techniques for labeling and marking the textile objects within your collection.

This video from SHARE Museums East demonstrates how to mark museum objects using the starch paste method.

This video from SHARE Museums East explains how you can calibrate a dial hygrometer.

This video from SHARE Museums East explains how you can calibrate a thermohygrograph.

This video from SHARE Museums East demonstrates what you will need in your basic label and marking kit.

The Collections Hazards Policy, 2007, for staff at the Royal Cornwall Museum.