Introduction: stored collections


Museums are rethinking the distinction between stored collections and public galleries

01.01.2007

Using stored collections


Adding to your collections is relatively easy; making them accessible is the hard part. Jane Morris looks at the challenge of opening up stored collections

01.01.2007

Conservation in public


Working on a large object in public gives visitors a rare chance to see how objects are conserved, and to learn about the skills needed to do it

01.01.2007

Efficient ways to open stores


Opening up your stored objects to visitors need not be difficult or costly - there are options to suit different collections and different budgets

01.01.2007

Online access to stored collections


Creating a collections website is not the same as putting your object database online - you need to think about why and how people will use it

01.01.2007

Handling stored collections


Allowing visitors to touch your precious objects might sound like asking for trouble, but the benefits of handling collections outweigh the risks

01.01.2007

Effective collections


Making better use of stored museum collections

Case study: stored collection tours


Museum tours, and the staff that lead them, need to evolve, as the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum in London shows. Javier Pes pays a visit

01.01.2007

Case Study: bringing stores to life


Kilian T Elsasser explains how a small museum in Switzerland is using actor-led tours to help bring its collection of historical artefacts to life

01.01.2007