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Get best-practice advice on how to manage your collections – from digitising to disaster planning.
We’re thinking of all of those people, whānau and organisations impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. This large-scale event will have an effect on a number of collecting organisations across the North Island, there are some resources listed here.
Protecting people, buildings and collections is a priority for kaitiaki | caretakers of collections. This means actively preparing for disasters, by understanding and managing the risks.
Historical garments are a collection object that instantly creates a connection with visitors, as they are everyday objects that tangibly illustrate the values, habits, social status, working and recreational lives of the people who wore them.
Find a bigger audience. Join Kōtuia ngā Kete and share your collections with special-interest groups.
It is important for firearms in museum collections to be catalogued, stored, handled and displayed in a way that ensures the safety of visitors, kaimahi and volunteers. On this page, learn about the legal requirements as outlined by the Firearms Safety Authority and how you can meet these obligations.
Learn about managing your collection, from your acquisition policy to cataloguing and insurance.
Learn how to care for your collections and report their condition.
Find out how to digitise your collection items to increase access and support preservation.
The purpose of this resource guide is to provide museums with a foundation from which to develop their own practices and policies around repatriation of kōiwi tangata (human remains).
Manage your institution’s incoming and outgoing object loans.
