SW Museum Skills Online: Museum security best practice Q&A session

Museum Development South West is a team of industry professionals who provide strategic support for museums in the South West. With a central focus on museums working towards Accreditation, in partnership with Arts Council England.We use Arts Council England’s five strategic goals to drive development and deliver sustainability, resilience and innovation in England’s regional museums so that they can maximise their benefit to audiences and communities.

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Valentina Sabucco, Security and Protection Advice Manager for Arts Council England, will share guidance on keeping your museum safe.

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Museum collections have had an unwelcome spotlight in recent weeks following a number of high-profile thefts. MDSW are delighted to welcome Valentina Sabucco, Security and Protection Advice Manager for Arts Council England, who will share best practice guidance on keeping your museum and collections secure.Join us for an informal coffee morning session to hear from Valentina and have chance to ask any questions you may have relating to your museum security. Who should attend?This session is aimed at anyone with responsibility for any part of security of collections or buildings within a museum organisation. Learning objectives<ul><li>A Risk-Based Approach: especially when budget and resources are tight, priorities should be drawn based on the risks identified.</li><li>Layered Security in Practice: protection can be built up in simple, affordable layers from welcoming and trained front of house staff to effective operational procedures.</li><li>Creating a Security Culture: everyone from staff and volunteers to trustees should be involved in the security of collections.</li><li>Practical Tools and Resources: useful resources for crime analysis and security best practices.</li></ul>Protecting collections does not have to mean big budgets or complicated systems, it is about awareness, teamwork, and making the most of what you already have. How does this session relate to Arts Council England’s Accreditation Standard?Security is one of the aspects that is evaluated as part of Accreditation. About the trainerValentina Sabucco is Manager Security and Protection Advice for Museums and Cultural Property within Arts Council England. Valentina provides security advice to cultural venues wishing to borrow items from national collections or under government indemnity scheme. Before joining Arts Council, she worked for organisations such as UNESCO and Blue Shield International. She is a member of the ICOM ICMS (International Committee of Museum Security), ASIS International, and UKRG. Contact detailsEmail: museum.development@bristol.gov.ukPhone: Jenni Orme, Senior Museum Development Programme Officer - <a href="" title="" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">07824 165063</a>How will this session be delivered and what equipment do I need?This session will be delivered online using <a href="https://zoom.us/" title="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a> a cloud based video conferencing service. The service is free to use, all you need is either a laptop, tablet/ iPad or phone. Your device will need to be able to stream video and sound. If you are using a laptop you can simply connect via your web browser. If using a tablet/ iPad or phone you will need to download the app (free to download) to connect to the session. Full instructions on how to join the session will be issued direct to the email address provided at the point of booking before the session takes place.How do we use the data you supply us?* For full details on how the information supplied to us as part of the booking process is used please see our Privacy Policy here: <a href="https://southwestmuseums.org.uk/privacy-policy/" title="https://southwestmuseums.org.uk/privacy-policy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://southwestmuseums.org.uk/privacy-policy/</a> By booking on you agree to have your data stored and used by us in accordance with this policy.

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