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Collections
These advice guides describe how to acquire, store, care for, display, and dispose of collections.
Interpretive Planning
Learn how to create a basic interpretive plan or strategy for your museum collection
Interpreting for your audience
Learn about the process of interpreting our collections, historic buildings, or landscapes, in a way that is accessible to our audiences.
Interpretive Techniques
Learn about the basic interpretive techniques you might consider as part of your interpretive plan
Creating Interpretive Text
Learn how to create labels and text for your museum collections.
Digital Interpretation
Learn how you can use digital technology to enhance your interpretation and increase access to your museum collections.
Collections Management: Accountability and Ethics
Learn how museums apply ethical and accountable collections management practices, including documentation standards, transparency, and addressing legacy issues to ensure responsible stewardship and public benefit
Introduction to object disposal
Learn about the process of curatorially motivated object disposal of museum collections in this introductory guide.
Developing and caring for collections
Collections are the heart of a museum. They provide tangible connections to stories and help bring history to life. But they need careful management to reach their full potential.
Anti-racist practice examples in museums
Find resources that give examples, advice, and ask questions of anti-racist practice in museums and galleries in Scotland, the UK, and internationally.