The
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, UK, an ASEMUS member, is organising a professional development course entitled "
Collections Care and Management". It will take place in London on 25-29 November 2019. Registration is now open.
Delivered by V&A experts, this
one-week intensive course provides a unique opportunity for museum professionals working in collection care and management from all over the world to meet and share knowledge. With a vast collection of over 2 million objects spanning over 5,000 years of art and design history, the
V&A's experienced team of collection managers, conservators and curators have developed outstanding expertise in caring for and managing the museum's collections. A
mixture of talks and hands-on workshops will provide practical tips and advice that participants can take away and apply to their own institution.
Course overview
This five-day programme will provide participants with a practical overview of exploration of the
key aspects of caring for and managing their collections. Sessions include the life cycle of the museum object, developing collections policies, plans and procedures, due diligence and provenance research, copyright, conservation and preventive conservation, object handling and courier training and digitisation.
All teaching is delivered by experts from the V&A collections management and conservation teams, with a guest session by a leading external authority on copyright, and includes both talks and hands-on workshops to suit different styles of learning.
Participants will also be invited to share real examples of projects from experiences working in different institutions.
The course is
only open to museum professionals with responsibilities related to collections care and management.
Other course opportunities
"Collections Care and Management" is one of several professional development courses organised by the V&A in the coming months. Other relevant opportunities include the following:
Registration and further information
Registration for the professional development course on "Collections Care and Management" is
open until 29 September 2019.
For
additional information and registration, please visit
https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/q6dO0ypA/collections-care-and-management-nov-2019
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, UK, an ASEMUS member, is organising a professional development course entitled "Collections Care and Management". It will take place in London on 25-29 November 2019. Registration is now open.
Delivered by V&A experts, this one-week intensive course provides a unique opportunity for museum professionals working in collection care and management from all over the world to meet and share knowledge. With a vast collection of over 2 million objects spanning over 5,000 years of art and design history, the V&A's experienced team of collection managers, conservators and curators have developed outstanding expertise in caring for and managing the museum's collections. A mixture of talks and hands-on workshops will provide practical tips and advice that participants can take away and apply to their own institution.