Collections for All: natural science collections is a collaborative space:
- for qualitative informal learning between natural science curators, educators, researchers, medical professionals etc. via forums, information and knowledge exchange
- to share good practice and expertise via toolkit blogs on appropriate subjects (collection care, handling objects etc.) for non-science and generalist curators in order to support the use and maintenance of UK natural science collections.
The museums and organisations currently working together to either shape this space and/or share expertise and knowledge are: Arts Council England, Birmingham Museums Trust, Collections Trust, Geological Curators Group, Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL, Horniman Museum and Gardens, Hunterian Museum at Royal College of Surgeons, London, Leeds Museums and Galleries, Manchester Museum, Museum of London, National Museum Directors Council, Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum Tring, National Museum of Wales, Natural Science Collections Association (NatSCA), Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Tate, London, and Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle. This list will be added to as the space grows and you find details of all of the organisations in Connections.
This space at the moment is a seed and will grow throughout the year. If there are areas or subjects you would like to see covered or you would like to get involved with knowledge sharing please contact Julie Reynolds, Collections for All, coordinator via collectionsforall@nhm.ac.uk
Concept for Collections for All: natural science collections
With thanks to the UK Collections Connections internal Natural History Museum group who advised on the creation of Collections for All and the knowledge exchange workshops. In particular thanks to: Zoe Hughes, Curator (founder of Collections for All and advisor), Emma Bernard, Curator (advisor), Marie Rose, Senior Finance Administrator (blogger and support), Pip Brewer, Curator (advisor), Lorraine Cornish, Conservator (advisor and co-founder of the name), Kristin Hussey, PhD student and Ministry of Curiosity Blogger (co-founder of name and advisor), Henry McGhie, Head of Collections Manchester (advisor), Paolo Viscardi, Chair of NatSCA (advisor), and Giles Miller, Chair of Geological Curators Group (advisor) plus all of the members of the Editorial Group and Committee and Arts Council England.
Content for Collections for All: natural science collections
With thanks to all the representatives from the organisations and museums (mentioned above and in listed in Connections) who are working together to share expertise on Collections for All.