Aldridge Transport Museum in Walsall houses the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum’s collection of vehicles. It is a volunteer run museum of Commercial Road Vehicles built or operated in the Midlands and associated equipment, archive material and information.
The museum is Working Towards Accreditation and their dedicated team of volunteers are seeking support to ensure their collections documentation procedures meet Spectrum Standards. The museum would benefit from any Accreditation Mentor with collections experience who could provide documentation advice and act as a critical friend for developing processes and procedures. Experience of working with transport collections would be beneficial.
The museum is happy for advice to be provided via Zoom or in-person.
Next steps:
If you are interested or would like to discuss the opportunity further, please contact:
Name: Andrew Beattie
Role: Trustee / Director
Email address: andrewbeattie505@hotmail.com
About Accreditation Mentors
An Accreditation Mentor is a professional adviser who supports a museum in developing its Accreditation application and subsequent Accreditation returns. Accreditation Mentors play a vital role in supporting and helping to develop museums by providing access to professional advice. For some people the mentor role forms part of their job description while for others it is a purely voluntary role.
More information on mentoring can be found here https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/uk-museum-accreditation-scheme/accreditation-guidance-library/accreditation-mentor-handbook-2025
If you are interested in becoming an Accreditation Mentor please contact accreditation@mdmidlands.org.uk, to discuss mentoring, the registration process, and what support is available. MDM provide a programme of complementary Accreditation Mentor support, such as networking opportunities, for mentors in the region.
If you are a museum seeking a mentor, guidance on working with an Accreditation Mentor can be found here https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/uk-museum-accreditation-scheme/accreditation-guidance-library/working-your-accreditation-mentor-guide-museums
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