Museums training programme
Supporting skills development within the sector
Our training offer
Working with a network of over 140 UK Regimental & Corps Museums and international partners, we deliver a free annual training programme that encourages skills development within the sector, and explores the benefits of networking and sharing expertise in working with Army collections.
While our training is free for those working or volunteering in Regimental & Corps Museums, our courses are currently charged at £50 for a half day, £100 for a full day, and £450 for our week-long Regimental Curators’ Course, for those wishing to attend from outside the sector.
Please note that all volunteer bookings need to come direct from your volunteer-supervisor.
If you have any enquiries regarding the training programme, please contact Julian Farrance (jfarrance@nam.ac.uk).
Introduction to Prints in Museums
Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Location: National Army Museum, London
Join one of our art curators as we take a closer look at some of the prints in our collection. Learn about the tools, techniques and purposes of prints, as well as the important role that prints play in recording history. We will be discussing the cataloguing, identification and interpretation of prints and learning how to safely display them.
Bitesize: Sensitive Materials
Date: Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Location: Online (Zoom)
Join our Head of Collections Standards and Care to learn how the National Army Museum classifies and logs sensitive materials in its collection. This session will demonstrate the use of the Museum's sensitive materials policy and cover how we care for and manage collections that are considered graphic, disturbing, hazardous and culturally sensitive.
Examples from other institutions ahead of the session will be useful to ensure engagement. Please email tdendy@nam.ac.uk with suggestions.
Bitesize: Responding to Repatriation Requests
Date: Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Location: Online (Zoom)
Join our Head of Collections Standards and Care in a one-hour session discussing experiences of receiving and processing repatriation requests. In this session, we will look at what a repatriation request might look like, how to appropriately respond in line with current guidance, and the collections information required to support this process.
Introduction to Museum Learning
Date: Monday, 8 September 2025
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Location: National Army Museum, London
This full-day workshop is aimed at museum staff with a responsibility for running learning activities at their museum or site. We will look at why museums offer learning activities and the range of options that a museum may wish to consider such as school workshops, family learning activities, trails, handling objects and digital resources.
We will use examples from the National Army Museum’s learning offer and there will be opportunities to get hands-on with our handling collection and learning resources throughout the day.
Bitesize: ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) Training
Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Time: 10.30am – 12.00pm
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
This half-day training is provided online by a member of the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism team. The course is primarily aimed at staff working within venues and public spaces and will cover different types of security threats, how to improve awareness and security, and what to do in the event of a threat or incident.
Bitesize: ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) Training
Date: Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Time: 10.30am – 12.00pm
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
This half-day training is provided online by a member of the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism team. The course is primarily aimed at staff working within venues and public spaces and will cover different types of security threats, how to improve awareness and security, and what to do in the event of a threat or incident.
