Deaccessioning and Disposal - 2 part training - 2 Dec AND 9 Dec

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Trainers:

Lindsay Duncan, Outreach Officer, Collections Trust (both sessions)

Sarah Briggs, Museums Association (part 2 only)

What will be covered?

This is a TWO-PART series, and by signing up on this page you are expected to attend BOTH parts.

Deaccessioning and disposal occur as part of responsible collections management, in the context of a museum’s collections development policy.

Tuesday 2 December - Part 1 - The procedure

This first session will focus on the Spectrum 5.1 Deaccessioning and disposal procedure. We will review policy considerations, Spectrum requirements and suggested procedure. We will also signpost to guidance and toolkits for methods of disposal, decision-making and documentation.

At the end of the session Katy Cornforth, Apprentice Curator at the Farmland Museum in Cambridgeshire, will share the excellent work that they have been doing on a shoestring budget. This will help to demonstrate the procedure in a practical sense.

Tuesday 9 December - Part 2 - Disposals in Practice

This second session will look at practical ways to implement the Spectrum Deaccessioning and disposal procedure, and disposals more broadly. Sarah Briggs, from the Museums Association will present on the Off the Shelf toolkit. This will be followed by time for questions about the toolkit.

The second part of the session will be a scenario-based activity. Participants will be presented with a disposal scenario, and in groups will work through each of the different stages of disposal, including identifying objects for disposal, preparing for a disposal, how to communicate the disposal and how to actively dispose of objects. Participants will also be presented with a second scenario to compare and contrast, followed by time for questions.

There will opportunities to discuss with colleagues and ask questions throughout both sessions.

Format

This session is workshop style with opportunities to ask questions throughout. There will be a 10 minute break around 3pm.

Who should attend?

Trustees, managers, beginners, volunteers.

Learning objectives

By the end the two-part series , attendees will:

• Understand the Spectrum requirements, policy guidance and suggested procedure for Deaccessioning and disposal.

• Understand how to implement the Spectrum Deaccessioning and disposal procedure, and disposals more generally, in a practical sense.
• Be inspired by another museum’s process for disposals.

• Understand the Museums Association’s Off the Shelf toolkit.

• Know where to find more information and guidance.

Session preparation

Before the sessions, attendees should:

• Think about their in-house procedures for Acquisition and accessioning, if available.

• Read their organisation’s written procedure for Deaccessioning and disposal, if available.
• Look at their organisation’s Collections Development Policy.

• Think of any specific questions, issues and priorities.

• Please ensure you have a working microphone, so you can fully participate.

Accessibility

To help us ensure you get the most out of the session, you will be asked to email us with any access requirements you may have when you complete your order form. Please see the list of examples of adjustments we can make. This list is not exhaustive and we would be happy to accommodate other requirements where possible, please email us to discuss.

Eligibility

MDSE is funded by Arts Council England (ACE) to support museums in the South East of England within ACE’s Accreditation scheme. The South East is defined as the local authority areas of:

• Bedfordshire (Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough)
• Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham)
• Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
• Hertfordshire
• Kent and Medway
• Norfolk
• Oxfordshire
• Suffolk
• Surrey
• East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
• West Sussex

We prioritise places on our training programmes for museums which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation. ACE publishes the official lists of Accredited and Working Towards Accreditationmuseums on its website. Where possible we will make places available for museums which do not meet these criteria but the number of places will vary depending on the event format.

London tickets

MDSE is working with Museum Development London (MDL) to deliver some of our training and development programmes.

If you are working or volunteering for a museum in London you are eligible to attend this session.

Terms & Conditions:

For full details of our programmes conditions, see our Terms and Conditions on our website

By booking a place on to a Museum Development South East training event, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

• That you are from a South East museum which is in Arts Council England’s Museum Accreditation Scheme. Where this is not applicable you acknowledge that MDSE will facilitate your attendance if availability permits and that you or your organisation will pay any fees which may apply.
• It is a condition of receiving this ACE funded training that the online evaluation sent to the email address provided at the point of booking is completed by the specified deadline. This deadline is in the email notification unless a paper evaluation is specifically requested and submitted on the day of the training session.
• By booking a place you agree that you will make every endeavour to attend the event and you will give us at least 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel your booking. If you repeatedly cancel your booking without sufficient notice you agree that we may exercise our right to remove you from future event bookings.