MDA is pleased to announce the addition of a new section to the Collections 
Link website, the primary advice and information resource for collections 
managers in the UK.

The Standards for Exchanging Exhibitions section is the first part of the 
Organise Displays and Exhibitions component. It has been developed for 
Collections Link by the Touring Exhibitions Group (TEG) having originally been 
commissioned by MLA as part of their programme to revise and update the 
Standards in the Museum Care of Collections series.  

It is a full revision of the 1995 publication 'Standards for Touring Exhibitions,' 
which is now presented as a series of interactive pages aimed at the key 
players in any exhibition exchange - the owner, the organiser and the venue.  
It is supported by comprehensive guidelines and notes, and has links to the 
TEG Handbook.

Sarah Champion, TEG Chair and CEO of the Chinese Arts Centre in 
Manchester, commented, 'The Touring Exhibitions Group very much welcomes 
the publication of the updated Standards for Exchanging Exhibitions under the 
Collections Link banner. Ten years ago, at the time that we were editing our 
first Manual of Good Practice, we worked closely with the Museums and 
Galleries Commission on the original Standards for Travelling Exhibitions. When 
we revised the Manual into the new online Handbook, we jumped at the 
chance of continuing this close relationship with an input into the revised 
Standard. We look forward to working with MDA on the further development of 
Collections Link.'

The publication of the Standards has already been welcomed by collections 
practitioners. Rachael Rogers, Curator at Abergavenny Museum 
commented, 'This is a wonderful resource. The system of easy to digest 
information, followed by more detailed guidance makes finding out about issues 
affecting our museum quick and straightforward. The Standards offer really 
useful advice and the way they are laid out according to organiser, lender and 
venue means that you can dip in and out of them to find very specific 
information.'

Access the Organise Exhibitions section of the Collections Link website at: 

http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/organise_exhibitions


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