Basics of object packing, handling and marking – Suffolk Museums

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• Helen Giles, HG Museum Consultancy

• Alex Gordon-Jones, Suffolk Museum Development Officer, Museum Development South East

Object Marking

• Numbering, marking and why it’s important
• Introduction to marking and labelling objects and what to use
• Demonstration and use of marking techniques using Paraloid B72, practical exercise marking suitable objects such as glass or ceramics
• Demonstration of sewing labels onto textile objects where appropriate, including practical exercise

Object Handling

• Principles of safe handling and risk awareness

Packing Techniques

• Introduction to packing materials and their uses
• Demonstration of making tissue supports (“sausages”) and nests
• Practical exercise: making tissue supports and packing objects safely for storage

One-day, in-person session combining presentation and practical exercises. Sessions are designed for a maximum of 15 participants to ensure everyone has the opportunity to practice the techniques demonstrated.

Please bring an item of clothing that you’d be happy to practice textile marking on (sewing on a label).

By the end of the session participants will:

• Understand the principles of safe object handling and feel confident in handling different museum objects
• Learn how to mark museum objects using appropriate, reversible methods
• Gain practical experience in packing and supporting objects for storage and understand how simple packing techniques can improve collections care

Museum volunteers, Trustees, early career staff, and those new to collections work.

This session is designed for people who describe themselves as a novice (no experience) or beginner (would like to learn more).

Tea and coffee will be provided, but we ask that you please bring your own lunch.

To help us ensure you get the most out of the session, you will be asked to email us with any access requirements you may have when you complete your order form. Please see the list of examples of adjustments we can make. This list is not exhaustive and we would be happy to accommodate other requirements where possible, please email us to discuss.

MDSE is funded by Arts Council England (ACE) to support museums in the South East of England within ACE’s Accreditation scheme. The South East is defined as the local authority areas of:

• Bedfordshire (Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough)
• Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham)
• Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
• Hertfordshire
• Kent and Medway
• Norfolk
• Oxfordshire
• Suffolk
• Surrey
• East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
• West Sussex

We prioritise places on our training programmes for museums which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation. ACE publishes the official lists of Accredited and Working Towards Accreditation museums on its website. Where possible we will make places available for museums which do not meet these criteria but the number of places will vary depending on the event format.

For full details of our programmes conditions, see our Terms and Conditions on our website

By booking a place on to a Museum Development South East training event, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

• That you are from a South East museum which is in Arts Council England’s Museum Accreditation Scheme. Where this is not applicable you acknowledge that MDSE will facilitate your attendance if availability permits and that you or your organisation will pay any fees which may apply.
• It is a condition of receiving this ACE funded training that the online evaluation sent to the email address provided at the point of booking is completed by the specified deadline. This deadline is in the email notification unless a paper evaluation is specifically requested and submitted on the day of the training session.
• By booking a place you agree that you will make every endeavour to attend the event and you will give us at least 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel your booking. If you repeatedly cancel your booking without sufficient notice you agree that we may exercise our right to remove you from future event bookings.

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