Museums training programme

The National Army Museum provides relevant training in a variety of museum best-practice topics.

This training is provided free to the staff, trustees and volunteers of Regimental and Corps Museums (R&CM) in the UK. Delegates from other museums (non-R&CM) will be required to pay course fees.

Learning Services (STEM)

12 March 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

The National Army Museum will run a full-day training course on learning services for Regimental & Corps Museums, with a particular focus on how to creatively develop, deliver and manage a learning programme with limited resources and staff time. The course will also discuss the principles of STEM. 

Curator's Course

1-5 April 2019
National Army Museum, London
£400 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

This week-long training course covers numerous subjects that are relevant to regional museums, including collections care, conservation, community outreach, development, marketing, retail services, exhibitions and much more. The course also includes attendance at our Regimental & Corps Museums Open Day. 

Introduction to Conservation

7 May 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

This course provides a basic introduction to conservation, including appropriate packing, storage, agents of decay and preventative conservation measures for various types of objects in army museum collections. 

Textile Conservation (FULLY BOOKED)

22 May 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

This course covers the conservation of textiles, focusing on objects commonly found in army museums such as standards, uniforms and hats. The course will be delivered by Michelle Harper, an accredited textile conservator who currently acts as a textile advisor for the National Trust in the Manchester and the Lakes regions.

We are considering running the course again in the autumn. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact Kelsey Loveless (kloveless@nam.ac.uk) directly.

Fundraising Workshop (FULLY BOOKED)

5 June 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

This training workshop will include an initial session on general fundraising strategy, focusing on sponsorship, charitable trusts and foundations, and individual giving in military museums. The second part of the training will include a workshop in which attendees are encouraged to bring a project idea for which they would like to get funding. As part of this session, each attendee will receive support and advice in developing a fundraising strategy for their project. Spaces are limited, so please confirm attendance. 

Fundraising Workshop

6 June 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

This training workshop will include an initial session on general fundraising strategy, focusing on sponsorship, charitable trusts and foundations, and individual giving in military museums. The second part of the training will include a workshop in which attendees are encouraged to bring a project idea for which they would like to get funding. As part of this session, each attendee will receive support and advice in developing a fundraising strategy for their project. Spaces are limited, so please confirm attendance. 

Marketing Training

8 July 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

This training course is aimed at museums who are just starting into marketing their museum, as well as those who would like to further develop their marketing strategy. The course will have a particular focus on advertising, PR and social media. It will also include a session delivered by the Head of Marketing at the Tank Museum, focusing on their successful use of social media and understanding the quality of virtual visitor engagement.

Collections Moves

17 July 2019
National Army Museum, London
£100 per non-R&CM delegate (FREE for R&CM delegates)

Looking at all aspects of object, textile, print, painting, archive and vehicle moves, this course is useful to any museum faced with a collection move. Staff from the National Army Museum, as well as the professional logistics company Constantine, will share their experience of moving collections.