The Association of British Transport and Engineering Museums (ABTEM) in partnership with London Transport Museum (LTM) is now offering specialist support to museums with collections that include industrial, transport or engineering related objects.
Lis Chard-Cooper is an ABTEM Committee member and the Vehicles and Engineering Curator, LTM, is now able to offer support sessions to the wider sector. Lis has over 25 years’ experience working with a range of different industrial, science and engineering collections across the country. She has been a peer reviewer, adviser and museum mentor on many occasions.
Support can take whatever form is most useful to the enquirer, for example a “virtual tea and biscuits” online advice sessions, quick email support answering conservation or storage questions or even a follow up physical visit to a site within the UK. It could be help with collection reviews, or help connecting to a specialist for detailed advice, and is designed to support collections with transport or industrial objects large or small.
Industrial objects can often be overlooked in a general collection or staff feel less confident with handling them or concerned with the hazards they might pose. If you are a museum or member of staff with lots or simply just one or two big things but who have little experience or time, please do reach out.
Although no charge is made for the time devoted to this support activity, ABTEM would like the recipient museum to complete a short survey to help shape the future support it can offer. Should any on-site visits be needed the recipient museum will be expected to cover any travel costs.
If you have a question or want some guidance, please email with your query, institution, size of collection and what type of support you are looking for to:-
elisabeth.chardcooper@ltmuseum.co.uk
Websites
ABTEM Guidelines Website - GUIDELINES FOR THE CARE OF LARGER & WORKING HISTORIC OBJECTS
London Transport Museum - London Transport Museum
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