Cable Street Open Day, 2015. Photographed by Michael Hall, ©Te Papa
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Collection management Te whakahaere kohikohinga

Get best-practice advice on how to manage your collections – from digitising to disaster planning.

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    Share your collections online

    Share your collections online

    Find a bigger audience. Join NZMuseums and share your collections with special-interest groups.

  • Art Storeroom. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa
    Managing collections

    Managing collections

    Learn about managing your collection, from your acquisition policy to cataloguing and insurance.

  • Painting undergoing conservation work
    Conservation guidelines

    Conservation guidelines

    Learn how to care for your collections and report their condition.

  • Camera, 1946-1957, England, by Eastman Kodak Company. Gift of Mrs W G Conroy, 1999. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (GH009092)
    Digitising collections

    Digitising collections

    Find out how to digitise your collection items to increase access and support preservation.

  • Disaster recovery for collections workshop, 2013. Photograph by and courtesy of Lynn Campbell
    Disaster planning and recovery

    Disaster planning and recovery

    Be ready for earthquakes, fires, and floods. Protect your staff, visitors, and collections.

  • Detail from repatriation ceremony, Te Papa, 2014. Photography by Michael Hall. Te Papa
    Collection management: Repatriation

    Collection management: Repatriation

    Find out what to do if your museum becomes involved in a repatriation claim.

  • Samurai armour (Sendai-do no Gusoku), 1735, Japan, by Muneyoshi of the House of Myouchin. Acquisition history unknown. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (FE010354)
    Borrowing and lending objects

    Borrowing and lending objects

    Manage your institution’s incoming and outgoing object loans.