SW Museum Skills Online: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Exhibitions

Join this interactive virtual training to learn how to use the Rethinking Touring Exhibitions Toolkit to reduce the environmental impact of exhibitions and loans. You’ll discover practical strategies, explore a real-life case study, and gain confidence in making environmentally informed decisions. The session covers all key toolkit areas, from partnerships and procurement to transport, design, and advocacy, to show you what’s within your sphere of influence and how to take action. Limited to 24 participants for maximum interaction, this training will leave you empowered to drive positive change in your organisation and the wider museum sector.

You can download the Toolkit from TEG’s Environmental Responsibility Hub.

Who should attend?

Anyone working in museums who is interested in reducing the environmental impact of their exhibitions and loans. We especially encourage anyone who is Carbon Literacy certified to attend.

What will you learn?

Led by The Exhibitions Group, this training will:

• use the Rethinking Touring Exhibitions Toolkit as its basis
• help museums to reduce the environmental impact of exhibitions and loans projects
• enable museums to recognise their influence by embedding environmental responsibility into their work
• support museums to know how to work more collaboratively with colleagues and contractors towards agreed sustainability goals and ambitions

About the trainer

Dana Andrew, Professional Development Manager at The Exhibitions Group, oversees the development and delivery of their Learning and Events programme, which helps exhibitions colleagues build their skills and confidence.

Dana has more than twenty years of experience as a museums and galleries trainer and consultant, delivering high-profile cultural projects in the UK and internationally.

Contact details

Email: museum.development@bristol.gov.uk

Phone: Jenni Orme, Senior Museum Development Programme Officer - 07824 165063

How will this session be delivered and what equipment do I need?

This session will be delivered online using Zoom 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?

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