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Heritage Collections Care Consultancy works to bring best practices to the heritage sector, helping to strengthen organisational effectiveness in care for movable collections. In our work we:
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Provide information and undertake surveys, feasibility studies and assessments
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Help to solve problems and provide practical solutions
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Diagnose collection condition
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Recommend actions
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Assist with implementation of recommended solutions
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Facilitate client learning through workshops and courses
Consultancy work we undertake includes:
Collections Care
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Advising on collections care and conservation policies and procedures
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Assessing risks to heritage assets with clear priorities and strategies for mitigation
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Advising on conservation and collections care programmes and plans and supporting their implementation
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Advising on preventive care for museum, library and archive collections such as environmental monitoring and control, specification of display cases, storage, lighting and pest control.
Emergency Preparedness
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Advising on emergency planning and on the implementation of emergency policies and procedures
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Preparing a Disaster Risk Management Plan and an Emergency Response documents
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Providing practical training in salvaging museum, library and archival materials
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Assessing the emergency plans and preparedness of heritage organizations, with recommendations for further improvements
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Provide support in planning, developing, conducting and evaluating emergency exercises
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Leading and facilitating table-top exercises in emergency response
Project Management
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Implementing project management systems within heritage organisations
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Advising on conservation and collections care projects such as gallery refurbishments, moving collections and storage
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Providing practical training in project management
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Troubleshooting and recovering collections care and conservation projects in difficulty