“Providing effective security for collections while improving public access is a key objective for

museums of all sizes. The Collections Trust is ideally placed to deliver Arts Council England’s objectives in relation to museum security through this special

programme of seminars.”

Nick Poole, CEO, Collections Trust

Contact DetailsCollections Trust

WC209 Natural History Museum

Cromwell RoadLondon

SW7 5BD

0207 942 6080office@collectionstrust.org.uk

Supporting Organisations

Building Capacity for Museum Securitywww.collectionslink.org.uk/securityseminars

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Six expert security seminars are being organised by the Collections Trust, with funding provided by Arts Council England, to promote awareness of good

practice in museum security. These FREE seminars are being presented in Arts Council England Major partner museums across England to help museum staff build their confidence and capacity so that collections remain secure from loss, theft and damage.

To support the seminars a wide range of material will also be made available, including a Museum Security Checklist and online resources, on the Collections Link website. Existing published museum security guidance will be audited, collated and refreshed alongside the seminars.

The campaign is aimed at all those responsible for, or involved in, providing security at museums, whether they are medium and small museums or major regional institutions. All face similar challenges, and the seminars and support materials will be equally relevant and important, providing both immediate and longer-term support.

The aim of the seminars is to ensure museums are right up-to-date with good security practice. It will:

• Increaseawarenessof museumsecurityasacore element of good Collections Management practice

• Improvecapacityandexpertiseinbasicmuseum security and housekeeping

• Enhanceawarenessof theArtsCouncilEngland’s support through the National Security Adviser

• Refineanddevelopexistingpublishedmaterialon the subject

• Establishanonlinerepositoryof expertiseand examples of good practice

Knowledgeable speakers will be sharing their expertise on museum security to help develop capacity and confidence to manage risk and protect your collections. Each seminar, chaired by the Collections Trust, will include presentations from:

• WilliamBrown,NationalSecurityAdviser, Arts Council England

• ArepresentativefromtheAssociationof Chief Police Officers Crime Prevention Committee

• Casestudiesfromregionalmuseumpractitioners

Each seminar will address the issues surrounding security while considering how to balance them with access to collections. Security is a vital part of collections management, but one that must occur in an unobtrusive way that does not hinder the visitor experience. Can such a perfect balance ever be struck? What would this look like? What are the common elements that must be managed in all museums?

Location Date

Manchester, Manchester Museum 20th November 2012

London, Museum of London 28th November 2012

Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

7th January 2013

Newcastle, Discovery Museum 8th February 2013

Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute 14th February 2013

Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum 13th March 2013

To book onto one of these FREE seminars, please visit:

www.collectionslink.org.uk/securityseminars