1. Green Museums Knowledge Café #2
August 13
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Caring for
Collections,
Cutting Costs,
Cherishing our
Planet
In 2013, thirteen
museums have
begun a journey
towards a greener
future with the
Reducing Bills:
Going Green,
Marches Network:
Museum
Development
programme.
West
Midlands
Museums
are
Greener
Museums
@marchesnetwork
GreeningMuseums
MarchesNetwork
19th
September , 10.15- 4pm
Coventry Transport Museum
You are invited to this open meeting and training session. The café is a mix of
training, knowledge sharing, access to expert information &meeting new
partners.
To start making change happen you probably need a Green
Champions, sustainability communications specialistm4c, will be
helping you and us take the first steps – (more to follow in coming months)
Collections…climate… collections … climate..aargh we care for both
– what heating methods should we choose ?
We’ve found a deal of confusion and worry over this question, so Jane
Thompson-Webb Regional Collections Care manager will provide us with a non-
nonsense, practical approach.
Also
Suppliers marketplace: Eco cleaning materials, bio-digestors, lighting
options and more
Successful case studies from small sites, tools to help you measure your
progress
Materials to help you
10 – 10.15 Arrival: Tea and coffee
10.30 Making the numbers add up& how we are reducing bills ..so far.
An overview of progress from the 13 museums and how others can
join in
11.30 First steps in being a green champion :
As part of our longer term support for
behavioural change in our museums m4c
will help us understand how and what steps
to take
12.45 Meet the market : suppliers:who’s available to talk to over lunch
1pm Lunch
1.40 Some words from our suppliers….
2.15 Heating and how to stop worrying..
sensible approaches to conservation heating in museums
Jane Thompson Webb
3.30 Next steps – how we can help and help each other
All museum staff and volunteers are welcome Places are free.
Please book your place herehttp://greenmuseums2-eorg.eventbrite.co.uk/

2. Green Museums Knowledge Café #2
August 13
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The Marches Network manage a team of Museum Development Officers who cover the following regions:
Herefordshire: Sue Knox sknox@herefordshire.gov.uk
Shropshire: Charles Singleton - charles.singleton@shropshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire: Helen Johnson helen.johnson@staffordshire.gov.uk
Birmingham, Black Country, Telford & Wrekin: Rachel Lambert-Jones Rachel.Lambert-
Jones@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Warwickshire, Coventry & Solihull: Glynis Powell glynispowell@warwickshire.gov.uk
Worcestershire: Gemma Dhami GDhami@worcestershire.gov.uk
See more information and reports of the Marches Network here: http://marchesnetwork.org.uk/
For more about events training and workshops in the region visit
http://marchesnetworkmdoevents.eventbrite.co.uk/