In practice

The borrowers

How can museums successfully borrow from other institutions and private collectors?

Lending spirit

How can museums of all sizes be supported to lend more?

Museum loans

How are initiatives encouraging museums to lend and borrow?

Islington Museum to explore memories of Holloway Prison

HLF-funded project will include training former prisoners in transferable skills

Material worlds

Bringing textile collections to life

Displaying textiles

Balancing conservation with access needs

Textile conservation and storage

Museums of any size should follow basic conservation principles

Quick tips for displaying, handling and storing textiles

Best practice advice

Tapping into the popularity of textiles

How Game of Thrones® sparked an interest in textiles at National Museums Northern Ireland

Telling the story of wool production in Wales

The National Wool Museum has tapped into the popularity of textile craft

Kids in Museums launches wheelchair resource

Guide shares practical access advice

Textile conservation in action

Case study from the People’s History Museum