Museum support

We have developed an approachable support network and devised an intuitive programme to help museums every step of the way.

We provide museum professionals, volunteers and trustees with practical, hands-on support to help museums achieve Accreditation.

We focus our development programme around our core themes, which are evolving to suit your needs and the changing landscape:

If you haven’t already then do get in touch to find out how we can support you.

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Audiences

We help museums increase audiences through our South West Visitor Insights evaluation methods and analyses.

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Collections

We can help you with all aspects of collections care and conservation.

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Digital

Supporting museums with websites, social media, digital accessibility, collections online, copyright, and so on.

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Volunteering

We support the museum workforce to build skills and self-reliance, promoting diversity and effective leadership, with a focus on volunteering.

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Take a look at our resources section which includes the below:

Collections: Care and conservation plan template

Our template will help you devise your own Care and conservation plan for your museum

Volunteering: Where are you now? – Volunteer management checklist

Our checklist can help review your museum’s volunteer management and identify any gaps

Digital: Planning a website build project

Our guide on what to consider when planning to build or redesign your museum website

Audiences: Baseline Summary of Audience Data Template

Use our template to help you create a baseline summary of your audience data.

Accreditation: Our top tips

Find out our top 10 tips to make the Accreditation Standard work for you

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