- The document discusses the benefits and challenges of partnership working, using the Nine Museums Learning Partnership (NMOLP) as a case study. It outlines some of the key lessons learned from managing the NMOLP partnership. - Managing expectations, gaining commitment from partners, identifying constraints early, and planning for sustainability and legacy were important for making the partnership work. - The NMOLP was a large-scale digital learning project between 9 UK national museums, funded by the Treasury. It aimed to provide online educational resources through a shared search platform across the different museum collections.

2. Working in Partnership: Benefits and Challenges 10 June 2009 Carolyn Royston

5. Partnership working

10. NMOLP

14. Size of Organisations Large Medium Small British Museum IWM Sir John Soane Natural History Museum NPG Wallace Tate Royal Armouries V&A

17. Managing NMOLP partnership

27. Carolyn Royston [email_address]