Subjects

Identifying plastics toolkit

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:16:23 +0100

The Identifying Plastics Toolkit consists of two parts:

• an online Identification route map, which you can use with objects from your own collection. It will help you find your way through the myriad of decisions to be made when identifying the specific plastics material from which an object may be made.

• a Travelling toolkit which is a physical resource that you can borrow free of charge. It aims to familiarise you with the characteristics of the plastics materials most frequently encoun...

From Art History to Smarthistory

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:39:45 +0100

Collections Trust CEO Nick Poole investigates Smarthistory, the new US-based phenomenon that is opening up art history to millions of online learners via the Khan Academy.

Ask Dr Steven Zucker and Dr Beth Harris where they got the idea for Smarthistory (tagline “Art. History. Conversation”) and they are characteristically modest, “It started quite humbly. We couldn’t get our students to read their art history textbooks. We needed a better way to inspire a conversation about art.”

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The Power of the Plough

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:48:56 +0100

The RMN is very pleased to publish The Power of the Plough by Sally Ackroyd and Judith Carruthers.

Being large items ploughs are awkward to accommodate, and nowadays few people fully understand the differences between one and another or how they were used. This makes them a challenge to interpret but Sally’s and Judith’s work considers the many interesting and absorbing ways we treat ploughs and ploughing in our museums.

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UK Medical Collections Group Powerpoint on 'A Matter of Life and Death: the history of medicine ...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:30:15 +0100

Janine Marriott, Learning Coordinator from Arnos Vale Cemetery talks about their project which looks at the history of medicine in Bristol. The presentation was delivered to the 2012 UKMCG ‘Becoming a Healthy museum’ conference.

Bibliography

Author:

Sally Ackroyd and Judith Carruthers

Author:	Janine Marriott
Publisher:	UK Medical Collections Group

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UK Medical Collections Group Powerpoint on 'PSHE education and working with schools' from the ...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:25:10 +0100

Lucy Marcovitch, education consultant and writer, discusses PSHE and working with schools in this presentation, originally given at the ‘Becoming a Healthy museum’ conference in May 2012.

Bibliography

Author:	Lucy Marcovitch
Publisher:	UK Medical Collections Group

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UK Medical Collections Group Powerpoint on 'Addressing Health and Wellbeing in Gallery ...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:21:47 +0100

Presentation by Michelle Douek from Dulwich Picture Gallery given at the 2012 conference ‘Becoming a Healthy Museum’ which discusses health and wellbeing in gallery programmes.

Bibliography

Author:	Michelle Douek
Publisher:	UK Medical Collections Group

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UK Medical Collections Group Powerpoint on 'Shift Happens' from the 'Becoming a Healthy Museum ...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:18:13 +0100

Presentation from Dr Mandy Chivers, Assistnat Chief Executive of Mersey NHS Care Trust given at the UKMCG ‘Becoming a Healthy Museum’ conference in May 2012. This presentation looks at creative projects within the Mersey Care Trust.

Bibliography

Author:	Dr Mandy Chivers
Publisher:	UK Medical Collections Group

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UK Medical Collections Group Powerpoint on 'Partnerships and Strategy' from the 'Becoming a ...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:12:36 +0100

Victoria Betton, Deputy Director of strategic partnership in Leeds and York NHS foundation trust, discusses NHS partnership working and the Love Arts Leeds project. This presentation was held at the UKMCG ‘Becoming a Healthy Museum’ conference in May 2012.

Bibliography

Author:	Victoria Betton
Publisher:	UK Medical Collections Group

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UK Medical Collections Group Powerpoint on 'Changing Landscape of Health' from the 'Becoming a ...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:08:19 +0100

Presented at the 2012 ‘Becoming a Healthy Museum’ conference, this presentation by Andrew Furber, Director of Public Health, looks at the changing landscape of health and the NHS.

Bibliography

Author:	Andrew Furber
Publisher:	UK Medical Collections Group

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Smithsonian Institute: Furniture Care and Handling

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:02:38 +0100

This document has been created by the Smithsonian Institute as a guide to the care and handling of furniture within museum collections.

Click on the Link below to access the document

Furniture Care and Handling

Numismatic Assessment questionnaire

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:51:23 +0100

This is the questionnaire sent to partner and affiliated museums prior to the assessment visit by a member of the Network.

Bibliography

Author:	Richard Kelleher
Publisher:	Money and Medals Network
Publication date:	23-08-2012

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Understanding British Portraits SSN Collections Mapping

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:51:46 +0100

The Understanding British Portraits Subject Specialist Network has been taking part in a Collections Mapping exercise to help create a database of all portrait collections throughout Britain. You can search the results of this exercise by clicking on the link below and searching the Understanding British Portraits Collections on Culture Grid.

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Understanding British Portraits SSN Expertise Database

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:16:08 +0100

The Understanding British Portraits Subject specialist Network has created an expertise database. Here you will find a network of fellow professionals engaged with portraiture in a whole variety of ways: conservators, curators, dealers, researchers, learning professionals, historians and academics. The database is designed to enable the exchange of knowledge and expertise, and facilitate contact among those with common interests.

Click below to access the database;

Understanding British Portraits SSN 'How to Develop Learning Programmes and Audience Engagement ...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:09:45 +0100

This toolkit gives you information on the why, what, how and who to develop a learning programme around a portraiture collection.

It provides a list of audiences, school curriculum links, theme ideas, information about learning styles and good practice case studies as well as providing links to websites and other resources.

Click on the link below to access the toolkit;

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Understanding British Portraits SSN 'How to Research a Portrait or Portrait Collection' Toolkit

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:05:14 +0100

This toolkit is designed to assist researchers to compile accurate and reliable information about a portrait or collection of portraits. The toolkit contains useful templates as well as a case study to demonstrate the research methods.

Click on the link below to access the toolkit

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Understanding British Portraits SSN 'How to Interpret and Understand the Language of Portraits' ...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:55:32 +0100

The understanding British Portraits SSN has created this great toolkit to help interpret adn understand the language of portraits. Each section of the toolkit gives practical suggestions that have been successfully used elsewhere and there is a case study on Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire, which provides many examples of ideas for interpretation.

Click on the link below to access the Toolkit:

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The Association of Curators for Collections from Egypt and Sudan (ACCES) Publications

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:13:21 +0100

The Association of Curators for Collections from Egypt and Sudan (ACCES) Network has a range of publications which have been created through several workshops that the network holds. These publications help with caring for these collections.

For a full list of the ACCES Publications please click the link below:

ACCES Publications Page

The Association of Curators for Collections from Egypt and Sudan (ACCES) Website

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:14:21 +0100

The Association of Curators for Collections from Egypt and Sudan (ACCES) Network has a website designed to help curators and carers of Egyptian and Sudanese collections. The website has lots of useful information, publications and directions to find member museums with a specialist curator. Click on the link below to enter the website:

ACCES Website

Money and Medals Network Collections Mapping

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:34:34 +0100

The Collections Mapping page of the Money and Medals Network website helps users to find a database of collections by region. The aim is that there is a summary of collections information on all partner institutions' holdings, from the national museums down to small, local collections. Click below to see the collections in your local area!

Bibliography

Author:	Richard Kelleher
Publisher:	Richard Kelleher

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Money and Medals Network Website

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:28:47 +0100

Welcome to the Money and Medals Network website! This subject specialist network website aims to enhance the understanding of coins, medals, tokens and everything else that falls into numismatics. The website has several resources such as collections knowledge, expertise, and audio and video. There is also an events page so you can see what is going on in your area and the newsletter helps to keep users up-to-date with what is going on in the world of numismatics. Click below to go to the site an...

Care and Conservation of Frames and Gilding

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:55:31 +0100

Reproduced with kind permission of the Institute of Conservation (ICON), for further information, visit the Conservation Register

Picture frames and gilded objects are often more complex than they first appear to be and can be made up from a wide variety of materials. In the UK, the wooden substrate of picture and mirror frames is often a species of pine but oak, lime and a spectrum of other hard and softwoods are also found.

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Standards in the Museum Care of Collections: Archaeology

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:49:11 +0100

Originally published by the Museums and Galleries Commission in 1999, the 'Standards in the Museum Care of Collections' series rapidly became a key reference for people working with different collections types.

Care and Conservation of Archaeological Materials

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:43:16 +0100

Reproduced with kind permission of the Institute of Conservation (ICON), for further information, visit the Conservation Register

Collections of objects housed in museums and in private ownership are normally referred to as ‘archaeological' if they have been found buried in the ground or recovered from under water. They can be of any age, from Stone or Bronze-Age axes to Egyptian ceramics and figurines; Greek or Roman antiquities to cannon-shot and other objects from historic shipwrecks. Commu...

OpenCulture 2012 Provocation: 'What are Science Museums for?' by Hadrian Ellory-van Dekker

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:57:44 +0100

Museums are about collections. It is this that distinguishes them from all other places of learning and scholarship, research, education, enlightenment and entertainment. And it is collections that separate science museums from sciences centres and exploratoria.Sir Neil Cossons, former Director of the Science Museum

Digging Deep

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:30:55 +0100

Two years ago the Rural Museums Network successfully bid to the Museums Association Effective Collections programme to run a ploughs project. The first stage was to survey and review ploughs in rural museum collections, and the Network asked Catherine Wilson to do this. Her report ‘Digging Deep’ is available on the RMN website.

Science, Technology and Industry Subject Specialist Network

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:21:42 +0100

The Science, Technology and Industry Subject Specialist Network discusses and advocates for all aspects of scientific, technological and industrial collections in museums. See the link to our group on Collections Link for more information.

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V&A 'A-Z of Caring for Ceramics'

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:47 +0100

The V&A houses one of the richest and most diverse collections of Ceramics in the world. Caring for these collections requires a broad range of skills and expertise.

Help identify Aberystwyth's mystery potters

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:23:09 +0100

Aberystwyth University's Ceramics Collection (http://www.ceramics-aberystwyth.com) includes more than 1600 examples of British and international hand-built ceramics.

Among the collection are a number of pieces about which very little is currently known, so the Ceramics Collection has turned to Flickr to ask visitors to help with their identification.

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English Heritage Guide to Military Wall Art

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:34:59 +0100

Published by English Heritage, this guideline provides a comprehensive introduction to the nature and management of Military Wall Art. The introduction to the guideline reads:

"Military wall art appears throughout the United Kingdom, on or within buildings that are or once were in military use. Surviving works include murals, pencil sketches, stencils, instructional drawings, signage and simple graffiti, and incorporate both sanctioned and less official forms of decoration.

Crimes against (Archaeology) Curators

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:28:29 +0100

In her recent post for the UCL Museums and Collections blog, Rachel Sparks sets out her top 10 'crimes' committed against good practice in curating archaeology collections.

Screen Heritage UK Moving Image Collections Handbook

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:56:38 +0100

Film and video materials need special care if they are to be enjoyed now and on into the future. All types of moving image material are susceptible to damage and require particular handling and storage. Making them accessible through cataloguing, careful viewing and digitisation is vital. 'The Screen Heritage UK (SHUK) Moving Image Collections Handbook' is a practical guide for anyone working with a collection of film and video material but without specialist training in this field. All the adv...

SYNTHESYS Project - Connecting Natural History Collections

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:24:00 +0100

Launched in 2009, SYNTHESYS is a joint project to increase access to 337,204,000 Natural History specimen in 20 Natural History museums across Europe both physically and virtually through online Collections Databases.

As well as enhancing access to and research use of this material, a Joint Research Activity will enable researchers to extract important DNA samples from archival material.

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Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:02:40 +0100

ICOM International Committee for the Museums and Collections of Costume, Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume

Available in English, German and French

Museum Ethnographers Group

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:53:10 +0100

Whether you are working in museums, teaching, researching or studying, Museum Ethnographers Group is the central point of contact for museum ethnography.

MEG Guidelines on the Management of Human Remains

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:47:11 +0100

Professional Guidelines concerning the storage, display, interpretation and return of human remains in ethnographical collections in the United Kingdom.

MEG Ethics Guidelines

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:44:51 +0100

The aim of these guidance notes is to inform the conduct of workers in museums who have responsibility for ethnographic collections, to create an awareness of areas of concern particular (although not exclusive) to ethnographic material.

Online information resources for enquiries and research

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:39:17 +0100

A list of useful online information resources for enquiries and research, produced for a workshop at the Social History Curators Group conference. The list is also available via Delicious.

Code numbers for registered designs and patents

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:30:12 +0100

Code numbers for patents and registered designs. A list produced for a Social History Curators Group seminar as part of a Monument Fellowship supported by the Museums Association.

Marks and Meanings: Further reading and websites

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:28:13 +0100

A bibliography and web links for decoding inscriptions on artefacts, including patents, registered designs and hallmarks. Produced for a Social History Curators Group seminar as part of a Monument Fellowship supported by the Museums Association.

Measurements and Machines: Further reading and websites

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:24:07 +0100

Further reading and websites relating to historical weights and measures and machine tools. Produced for a Science, Technology and Industry SSN seminar as part of a Monument Fellowship supported by the Museums Association.

Bibliography

Author:	Jack Kirby and Jim Andrew
Publisher:	Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
Publication date:	14-06-2011

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Old Weights and Measures

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:20:52 +0100

This document gives the history of some of historical weights and measures. Tables of measures and conversions between measures will be given as well as some indication of the uses of those measures. Written by Jim Andrew in the late 1970s and reworked by him in 2008 for a Science, Technology and Industry SSN seminar as part of a Monument Fellowship supported by the Museums Association.

Bibliography

Author:

Jim Andrew

Publisher:

Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

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Machine tool definitions

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:16:29 +0100

Terms used in machining and the machines used in these tasks. An illustrated glossary produced for a Science, Technology and Industry SSN as part of a Monument Fellowship supported by the Museums Association.

Bibliography

Author:	Jim Andrew
Publisher:	Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

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Archaeological Recording Kit (ARK)

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:33:12 +0100

The Archaeological Recording Kit (ARK) is an open-source, standards-compliant tool for recording archaeological data and making it availableon the web.

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History: Collections

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:36:30 +0100

Derek Briggs, director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, describes some of the exciting research and expedition trips being led by the museum's curators and collections managers.

Inside the Collections: American Museum of Natural History

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:27:04 +0100

Paleontology Collections Manager Carl Mehling gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of the Big Bone Room, which houses some of the largest items in the Paleontology collection.

Preparing Fossils at the American Museum of Natural History

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:10:29 +0100

Fossil preparators are highly skilled technicians who restore the naturally fractured bones and teeth of fossil to the original state, somewhat like art conservators restore damaged paintings and sculptures.

Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:04:41 +0100

Whether Museum scientists are studying parasites, people, or planets in other solarsystems, cutting-edge imaging technologies such as infrared photography, scanning electron microscopes, and CT scanners now make it possible to examine details that were previously unobservable.

Wasp Collection at the American Museum of Natural History

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:46:49 +0100

With over 32 million individual items, the American Museum of Natural History, NY is one of the world's pre-eminent collections of Natural History.

Wellcome Library Study Visit

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:27:23 +0100

The SSN study visit to the Wellcome Library was the second in a series of SSN events to highlight the wealth of home-related material held by important libraries and archives across the UK.

National Archives Online Library Catalogue

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:01:23 +0100

The National Archives has announced the launch of a new online-access catalogue of its Library collections.

Be the first to Contribute!

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:16:38 +0100

Collections Link depends on contributions from people like you! If there is an article, a resource or anything else which you would like to share with the Collections Link community, just click on 'Add a Resource' under the 'Collaborate' menu to complete our simple submission form.

Be the first to Contribute!

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:16:38 +0100

Be the first to Contribute!

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Image bank of degraded plastic artefacts

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:45:34 +0100

This resource provides images of a range of plastics degrading for different reasons and in different ways.

Risk Assessment Template: Art Workshops

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:03:00 +0100

One of a series of really useful templates from the Dover Museum showing an example risk assessment for a general art workshop.

Plastics SSN vision, mission, constitution and aspirations

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:29:00 +0100

Details of aims and objectives, Steering Group members, management, plans and aspirations

Record of the Plastics SSN's inaugural day of conversation

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:25:57 +0100

The Plastics Subject Specialist Network met to discuss the main priorities for further investigation and development. Read the transcript of their first day of discussions here.

Results of questionnaire sent to potential Plastics SSN members

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:21:44 +0100

It provides a record of who was involved, the questions asked and the answers received.

Plastics SSN report on work achieved as a result of an MLA SSN Exploratory Grant

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:19:37 +0100

Formal report to the MLA post project.

Making the most of your plastics

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:12:19 +0100

Permanent outcome form the Plastics SSN's MLA Implementation Grant project. The resource provides a timeline for the development of plastics and provides guidance on the identification of different plastics materials and their care and preservation.

Evaluation of the Plastic SSN's Implementation Project

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:05:53 +0100

Independent evaluation of the workshops held as part of the Plastic SSN's MLA Implementation Grant, including proposals for the future of the SSN, undertaken by the University of Liverpool's Evaluation Unit.

Report on outcomes of the Plastics SSN Implementation Grant

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:29:44 +0100

Report submitted to the MLA

Plastics SSN Steering Group Minutes 2007-2010

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:22:07 +0100

This resource contains the notes of meetings held by the Plastics SSN's Steering Group.

Image bank of plastic artefacts according to their specific plastic

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:13:47 +0100

This resource shows objects grouped under the particular plastic of which they are made.

Connected Earth contemporary collecting matrix

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:24:45 +0100

Example of the contemporary collecting matrix developed by Connected Earth. A framework to enable a common language between heritage professionals and subject/technical specialists. 1. Develop the concepts/themes 2. Identify the stories 3. Identify material to best represent the stories. (2 March 2010).

Archives in Museums Training Project Report

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:22:23 +0100

A report for the MLA-funded project by the AiM SSN, to provide basic training for museum staff/volunteers regarding archives. The training notes from this project are also available to download from here.

Training notes 3 - Using Archives

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:47:21 +0100

Training note written by Jon Newman, 2007, during the MLA funded AiM SSN project. Please feel free to download for your own use but please contact Heather Romaine if you wish to use them in a wider context.

Training notes 2 - Physical Care of Archive Collections

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:45:16 +0100

Training notes 1 - What are Archives

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:44:17 +0100

Preservation of Photographic Material

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:27:48 +0100

Preservation Advisory Centre booklet describing common historical photographic processes, their deterioration and guidelines on good preservation practice.

Domestic Exposure Symposium Introduction

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:25:35 +0100

Record of the Histories of Home SSN Domestic Exposure Symposium, 27 September 2008

Histories of Home Mission, Vision and Aims

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:46:49 +0100

Document setting out the Mission, Vision and Aims of the Histories of Home SSN

SSN Update - October 2010

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:17:25 +0100

Histories of Home SSN Newsletter, 12 October 2010

Home-work Symposium - Abstracts

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:03:41 +0100

Abstracts from the Histories of Home SSN symposium, Home-work, held in Manchester at the Museum of Science and Industry in March 2009

Home-work Symposium - Programme

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:00:08 +0100

Programme for the Histories of Home SSN Symposium, Home-work, held in March 2009 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

Mass Observation Archive Study Visit - Abstracts

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:56:56 +0100

Abstracts of presentations given during the Histories of Home SSN`s Study Visit to the Mass Observation Archive in September 2009

First Annual Conference - Abstracts

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:52:09 +0100

Abstracts of the First Annual Histories of Home SSN Conference, held on 5 June 2009 in London

Engaging Audiences Conference Abstracts

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:37:21 +0100

Abstracts from the Histories of Home SSN Conference, Engaging Audiences

Networking the Networks presentation by the UK Medical Collections Group

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:32:28 +0100

Almut Gruner, CEO of the Thackray Medical Museum, presents Medicine at the Movies on behalf of the UK Medical Collections Group, at the SSN Conference 2010 - Networking the Networks.

Medical Collections Mapping Report Summary

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:25:39 +0100

Executive summary of the UK Medical Collections Group 2008 collections mapping report. 2008

Medical Collections Mapping Report: Appendices

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:18:21 +0100

Medical Collections Mapping Report: Appendices. 2008

Medical Collections Mapping Report

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:15:26 +0100

Report describing UKMCG's 2008 collections mapping exercise that involved 100 institutions. Researchers mapped the nature, content and significance of collections as well as access, learning opportunities and expertise available.2008

A Guide to Film-making Projects

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:12:43 +0100

UK Medical Collections Group's how-to guide for developing and delivering film-making projects with adult learners.

Family photography going digital

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:53:05 +0100

'Family Photography Going Digital', a paper by Gillian Rose. Looks at family snaps, thinks about the importance of family photos and considers how they construct notions of home and family. Notes that the home as a building does not always feature in the photographs.

Multiple Belongings: Diaspora and Transnational Homes Conference - Abstracts

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:00:28 +0100

Histories of Home SSN

The Fawcett Collection Project Plan February 2005 - August 206, Bristol city museum

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:56:56 +0100

Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives. Archaeology Collection Inventory 2005-2008: the Fawcett Collection Project Plan February 2005 to August 2006. An outline of the project and procedures

Archaeology Collection Inventory Plan 2005 - 2008, Bristol City Museum

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:54:51 +0100

Bristol's Museums, Galleries and Archives. Archaeology Collection Inventory Plan 2005-2008: introduction to the project and aim (to produce a record for objects or groups of objects cared for by the Archaeology Dept) and an outline of the procedure.

Children at Home Conference - Programme

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:38:02 +0100

Third Annual Histories of Home SSN Conference, Children at Home (Friday 18 March 2011)

Children at Home Conference - Abstracts

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:35:30 +0100

Abstracts of papers given at the Third Annual Histories of Home SSN Conference, Children at Home (Friday 18 March 2011)

Children at Home Conference

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:51:34 +0100

Details of the Histories of Home Subject Specialist Network`s Third Annual Conference, Children at Home, organised in collaboration with the V&A Museum of Childhood. Children at Home will be held on Friday 18 March at the Geffrye Museum in London

Code of practice on archives

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:01:20 +0100

A code of practice on archives for museums and galleries in the United Kingdom

Photocollage, Fun and Flirtations in Victorian Drawing-Room Albums

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:15:21 +0100

Photocollage, Fun and Flirtations in Victorian Drawing-room Albums', a paper by Patrizia di Bello. Looks at Lady Filmer's decorative album-making and discusses the social implications of the activity.

Flow Chart of the Ceramic Process

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:43:43 +0100

This is a simplified flow chart to help students new to ceramics understand the ceramic process.

Computer Graphics

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:59:25 +0100

A Collections Trust factsheet. Discusses the basics of computer graphics: pixels, dimensions, colour, magnification, different types of images and the associated hardware and software.

Caring for metal collections in museums

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:22:14 +0100

Museums Galleries Scotland: Advice Sheet from MGS on caring for metal collections. Defines the most common metals to be found in collections and describes the mains threats to them (humidity and pollutants) and how to deal with those threats. With advice on display, handling, storage and transport.

Collaborations in Conserving Time-Based Art (VIDEO)

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:43:28 +0100

Museums Galleries Scotland: Advice Sheet from MGS providing guidance on the care and preservation of photographic collections. Discusses rare prints and early glass negatives, photo albums, 35mm slides and bundles of colour photographs. Stresses the need to provide the correct environmental conditions; correct protective storage enclosures; and to ensure safe handling and display.

BTC Pipeline Excavations in Azerbaijan

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:52:31 +0100

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and South Caucasus Pipelines (BTC) were constructed through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey during the period 2003-5. The construction of the pipelines was accompanied by a five phase archaeological project intended to investigate and mitigate the effects of this construction.

Verulamium Museum Top 10 Archaeology Objects

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:43:57 +0100

The Verulamium Museum is the museum of everyday life in Roman Britain, with an extensive Collection of archaeological material.

Assessment of the Conservation of a Unicorn Tapestry

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:51:02 +0100

This article from the Conservation Journal at the V&A (originally published January 1992) describes an assessment of the conservation treatment of a tapestry from the museum's collections. It describes the process of analysis by the conservator and gives a valuable insight into assessing and dealing with colour in tapestry.

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V&A Ceramics Galleries: Old and New

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:24:35 +0100

The first ever Ceramics Gallery at the V&A opened in 1868. Read this article to find out the fascinating history of these collections, their relocation in the museum and their development to the present day.