South East Museum Development (SEMD) is offering eight museums the chance to receive a full day of collections care support from preventive conservation experts, Spencer & Fry.
The purpose of this scheme is to enable museums to improve their care of collections through on-site auditing of conditions (and objects) in store or display areas, team training, and/or recalibration of environmental monitoring equipment.
The audits will include an advisory report of recommended actions, for which you are able to apply for a SEMD Collections Care Grant of up to £1000 to implement.
About the offer
As part of this package, you will be able to receive one day of bespoke expert support which can include up to two of the following options:
a) An audit of environmental conditions and objects in the museum store, accompanied by an advisory report of recommended actions, for which you can apply for a SEMD Collections Care Grant to implement.
b) An audit of environmental conditions and objects on display, accompanied by an advisory report of recommended actions, for which you can apply for a SEMD Collections Care Grant to implement. (Please note that for large sites this may be limited to one or two exhibition spaces).
c) On-site collections care training for volunteers, staff and trustees.
d) Re-calibration of environmental monitoring equipment.
Who can apply?
Museums enrolled in the Accreditation scheme (fully, provisionally, or formally working towards) located in the south east of England (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex).
NOTE: if the programme is undersubscribed, we will accept applications from non-accredited museums (first), followed by NPO and nationals.
What is the timescale?
The delivery of the support (i.e., site visits) will be available in the time periods listed below:
Q1 May-July: museums in Kent and Medway
Q2 July - Sep: museums in Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Berkshire
Q3 Oct-Dec: museums in Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex
Q4 Jan-March: museums in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
What is the deadline for submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI)?
Friday 22 April (for museums in Kent and Medway)
Friday 17 June (for museums in Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Berkshire)
Friday 16 Sept (for museums in Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex)
Friday 16 Dec (for museums in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire)
For more information
Contact Joanna Low, Museum Development Officer for Kent & Medway, (joanna.low@southeastmuseums.org).
How to apply
Please complete this online Expression of Interest form by the appropriate deadline. Before submitting your application, we recommend that you talk to Joanna Low: joanna.low@southeastmuseums.org.
What happens next?
Within two weeks of the deadline, we will assess and agree which applicants will be awarded the support packages, based on eligibility, need and capacity to action any follow on recommendations.
Applications will be assessed separately by two members of the SEMD team (Joanna Low and your local Museum Development Officer).
About us
South East Museum Development is funded by Arts Council England (ACE).
This scheme supports the Ambition & Quality investment principle in the Arts Council's Let's Create strategy.
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1. Museum Contact Details *
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4. Why are you applying to this scheme? *
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5. Are there areas of collections care that you urgently need to address? *
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6. What are your museum's current strengths in terms of collections care? *
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7. Please score the activities that you would like to undertake as part of this support package (1 being the highest priority, and 4 being the lowest).
8. If you have selected one of the 'audit' options, please give us information about size/scale of your store and/or exhibition & display space.
9. If you have selected the 'training' option, please give information about the level and topic of training you are looking for (if known).
10. If you have selected the 'recalibration' option, please give us information about the type of equipment you have (make and model).
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11. Provide the name and email of your team members who will be coordinating the activity. *
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12. Provide contact details of a senior manager/trustee who endorses your organisation’s participation in this project.
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Participants are expected to take part in each stage of the project. Please review the ‘About the project’ section to ensure you have the capacity to commit to the project in full.