Effective Collections: resources and case studies

Case studies

Effective collections: full phase

Colchester and Ipswich, June 2010 (word)


Dorset County, June 2010 (word)

Saffron Walden and partners, June 2010 (word)

British Road Transport Trust Coventry, June 2010 (word)

Brighton and Hove, June 2010 (word)

Plymouth City, June 2010 (word)

Other examples of good practice

Tate, 2007 (pdf)

Bodelwyddan Castle, 2007 (word)

Clydebank Museum, 2007 (word)

Manchester Museum, 2007 (word)

National Portrait Gallery, 2007 (word)

Thackray Museum, 2007 (word)

Oxfordshire County Council Museums Service, 2007 (word)

Resources

Getting your collections review right (pdf)

Create a successful collections review and development plan (pdf)


Writing a workplan and keeping it on track (pdf)


Successful partnership working (pdf)


Effective Collections: programme prospectus 2009-12 (pdf)

Summary of learning points from pilot projects with museums (2009) (word)

Collections for People project, University College London 2008 (pdf)

Unlocking Local Treasure, Local Government Association 2008 (pdf)

Making Collections Effective (2007) (pdf)

Sharing Collections project, 2007 (pdf)

Long Loan and Disposal Benchmark Study (2007) (pdf)

Further information

Collections for the Future (2005)

For more information about disposal, click here

For information about pilot phase of Effective Collections, click here

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