This resource is a simple, useful guide for museums who have firearms in their collections, prepared for the Collections Trust by staff at the Imperial War Museum. The guidance covers firearms as a whole, shotguns (which have a different legal status) and prohibited weapons and outlines advice on the transportation of firearms.
This template highlights the key aspects of disaster prevention; preparedness; reaction; recovery and salvage. It discusses security, flooding, storage, fire, information services and microfilming and photocopying, with a prevention continuity checklist.
This document gives guidance on providing for the safe exhibition of archive and library materials.
This guide outlines security guidance and operational procedures in museums, archives and libraries, including information on security staffing, government indemnity, criminal activity, alarms, fires and bombs.
This resource outlines sources of external expert advice that should be consulted as part of an on-going programme of security maintenance, revision and improvement.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of emergency exits. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of glass and frames. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of wall and roof space cladding. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of strengthened wooden shutters. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of solid core doors. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of padlocks. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outline the minimum standard for the specification of the metal lining of doors. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of internal window grilles. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of internal window bars. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of fixed plywood window screens. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of external scaffolding. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of wrought iron grilles. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This resource outlines the minimum standard for the specification of attack resistant display cases. This standard is usually required for museums under the Government Indemnity Scheme, but is a useful guideline for all museums when managing risks to their collections.
This practical guide outlines procedures for specifying museum display cases with particular reference to security.
This practical guide gives advice for architects and planners in the design of buildings which house museum collections, with particular reference to the security of the collections.
This practical guide outlines how to maintain the security of museum collections while working with contractors.
This practical guide outlines procedures for responding to the activation of fire and intruder alarms in museums.
This practical guide outlines procedures for reporting and recording security incidents in museums and galleries.
This short practical guide explores key security in museums and galleries.
This practical guide outlines procedures for the prevention of fire in museum buildings, with particular reference to the protection of museum collections.
This practical guide outlines the use of fire and intruder alarms in museums, with particular reference to collections.
This brief guide outlines procedures for securing buildings and perimeters to prevent loss and damage to collections.
This resource is a practical guide to preventing loss and damage to collections which may be incurred through providing access.
This brief introduction to threats to museum collections places particular emphasis on some of the reasons for theft. This fact sheet is drawn from presentations at the security seminars funded by Arts Council England and hosted by the Collections Trust in 2012/2013, as part of the Building Capacity in Museum Security project.
This is a guide to carrying out a Security Audit of your measures protecting your collections against fire, theft, flood and damage. It contains a Security Checklist, which can be used as an aid to a Security Audit.
The Museum Security Toolkit supports museums to maintain and improve the security of their collections against theft, fire and flood.
An EVA is an observational walk around a museum inside and outside to identify areas of concern from the threats of theft, fire and flood.
Although primarily applicable to the safety of people legislation, governing fire risk assessment and fire precautions will impact on museum premises and the storage, display, use and security of collections.
Thefts from museums may be from the collections, display counters and shops, stores and equipment, and visitors – pickpockets and bag snatchers. This resource allows you to view the relevant legislation.
In a museum context examples of criminal damage may be scratching initials on a statue with a nail or other sharp implement, spraying items with corrosive substance, spraying slogans with aerosol cans, arson or smashing cases to steal objects.
This document from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office provides guidance for visitor attractions for effective contingency planning against terrorism. It aims to enable planning, awareness and, in the event of an accident, the effective response of staff on site to manage the safety of visitors and staff.