Links
Professional organisations are listed first on this page, with Suppliers details listed below (click on the company name for a business profile).
Arts Council of England
Arts Council of Wales
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
The Scottish Arts Council
24 Hour Museum
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
UK gateway to Galleries and Museums.
Arts and Business
www.aandb.org.uk
Developing creative partnerships between business and the arts
Arts Council Collection
www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk
The Arts Council Collection website will be online from November 2006. The first phase includes a catalogue of all original works, information about how to borrow from the Collection, new acquisitions and texts on selected key works.
British Interactive Group
www.big.uk.com
A forum for people involved in interactive education projects in the UK
Collections Link
www.collectionslink.org.uk
An online collections management information resource with over 600 guideline documents and factsheets
Craft Northern Ireland
www.craftni.org
Promotes the development of the design-led contemporary craft and applied arts sector in Northern Ireland
Crafts Council
www.craftscouncil.org.uk
The UK’s national organisation for the promotion of contemporary crafts
Department for Culture Media & Sport
www.culture.gov.uk
The organisation with policy responsibility for museums, galleries and libraries, the built heritage, the arts, sport, education, broadcasting and the media and tourism, as well as the creative industries, the Millennium and the National Lottery.
Ecsite-uk
www.ecsite-uk.net
The UK Network of Science Centres and Museums
Engage
www.engage.org
The national association for gallery education, promoting greater understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts.
EUCLID
www.euclid.info
EUCLID provides European and international information, research and consultancy services to the cultural sector. It is the European Union's UK cultural contact point, providing information on EU funding for the cultural sector, including programmes and contacts.
Gem
www.gem.org.uk
Group for Education in Museums. A voluntary organisation open to all who are interested in the educational use of museums and related institutions.
Hayward Gallery Touring
www.hayward.org.uk/touring_hiring.asp
The Hayward Gallery organises a programme of national touring exhibitions on behalf of Arts Council England. They circulate to museums, galleries, art centres, libraries, colleges and other venues throughout Britain. Around thirty exhibitions are on the road at any one time, ranging in scale from small long-tour shows of modern and contemporary prints to the British Art Show, a multi-site survey presented at five-year intervals in different cities across the country. The Hayward Gallery Touring website gives details of new and ongoing exhibitions with dates of availability. It contains information on how to take a Hayward Gallery touring exhibition, including hiring fees, security requirements and details on press, marketing, publications and educational resources.
MAGDA
www.magda.org.uk
The Museums & Galleries Disability Association
Museums Association of Great Britain
www.museumsassociation.org
The official Museums body in the UK, with information, up to date news, events and a monthly debate topic.
MuseumNet
www.museums.co.uk
Information resource for people with an interest in museums
Natural History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk/touringexhibitions
New exhibitions of contemporary art
www.newexhibitions.com
Searchable directory of contemporary art galleries, exhibitions, and artists in the UK
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
www.mla.gov.uk
Regional Arts Pages - the English Regional Arts Boards
www.arts.org.uk
Gateway to the English regional Arts Boards.
Renaissance West Midlands
www.renaissancewestmidlands.org.uk or www.museumwm.org.uk
Renaissance in the Regions is the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council’s programme to transform England’s regional museums and galleries. Renaissance is delivered by a network of regional Hubs. The West Midlands Hub is a partnership between five museum services: Birmingham, Coventry, Ironbridge, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton.
VAGA
www.vaga.co.uk
Visual Arts and Galleries Association in the UK
Suppliers
- Display
- Framework R & D Ltd
Display solutions for the museum/heritage and exhibition sectors.
Ty'r Felin
Felingwm Uchaf
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
SA32 7PT
Wales
Contact: Annette L Butler
T 01267 290185
F 0560 1160115
E info@framework-rd.co.uk
W www.framework-rd.co.uk - Panelock Systems Ltd
Panelock Systems Limited is a company dedicated to the design and manufacture of moveable display walls for museums, art galleries, libraries and exhibition centres.
Holland Road
Hurst Green
Oxted, Surrey
RH8 9BD
South East England
Contact: Vic Johnson
T 0845 051 4999
E sales@panelock.com
W www.panelock.com - Protean Design Ltd
Integrated exhibition walling
The Bell Tower,
12 High Street
Brackley
NN13 7DT
East Midlands
Contact: Colin Hibbs
T 01280 706060
F 01280 706565
E colin@protean.uk.com
W www.protean.uk.com - TESS Demountable
Temporary Exhibition Showcase Systems
The Glassworks, Grange Road,
Houstoun Industrial Estate
Livingston, West Lothian
EH54 5DE
Scotland
Contact: Clive McCready
T 0150 683 5200
F 0150 683 5201
E info@tessdemountable.co.uk
W www.tessdemountable.co.uk - Selquin
Folding display cabinets
Unit E2, Halesfield 5
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4HD
West Midlands
Contact: Barry Parkinson
T 01952 581856
F 01952 582481
E barry.parkinson@selquin.com
W www.foldingcabinets.co.uk - Exhibition design & production
- IDEAS
Touring exhibitions hire
Redding House
Redding
Falkirk
FK2 9TQ
Scotland
Contact: Don Jack
T 01324 716827
F 01324 716827
E donjack@ideas.co.uk
W http://www.ideas.co.uk/exhibitions.html - Interpretation International
International science centre development consultancy.
The Exchange
Brick Kiln Road
Hevingham
NR10 5NN
East England
Contact: George F
T 01603 755 404
E georgef@boost-ed.co.uk
W www.boost-ed.co.uk - Exhibition management & licensing
- Expositionis Ltd
Exhibition project management.
24 Mansfield Road
Basingstoke
RG22 6DX
South East England
Contact: Sara Glenn
T 07764 683301 or Catherine Roberts 07747 606196
E sara@expositionis.com
W www.expositionis.com - Expografic
Touring exhibits managers and exhibition producers.
Avda. J.M. Marcet, 23
08193 Bellaterra
Barcelona. SPAIN.
08193
Overseas
Contact: Alejandro Mancilla
T +34 93 589 31 32
F +34 692 14 54
E ams@expografic.es
W www.expografic.es - Security
- Euronova Ltd
Specialists in electronic systems for exhibition and art security, Euronova has provided appropriate security systems to support invigilation at some of the largest, prestigious museums in the world as well as to some of the smallest galleries.
3 Hartington Park
Bristol
BS6 7ES
South West England
Contact: Clive Stevens
T 0117 944 2061
F 0117 942 1430
E clive.stevens@euronova.co.uk
W www.euronova.co.uk - Transport
- Martinspeed Ltd
Martinspeed specialises in the storage, packing, casing, installation, transport, import and export of individual works and complete exhibitions.
Albert Yard
7 Glasshouse Walk
London
SE11 5ES
London
Contact: Richard Chapman
T 020 7735 0566
F 020 7793 0137
E Richard.chapman@martinspeed.com
W www.martinspeed.com - Gander & White Shipping Ltd
Gander & White Shipping has been safely shipping and storing antiquities and works of art for over 75 years. Years of experience have given us in-depth knowledge and practical understanding enabling us to provide a broad range of art handling services.
Unit 1
St Martin's Way
London
SW17 0JH
London
Contact: Amanda Sharp
T 020 8971 7171
F 020 8946 8062
E amanda.sharp@ganderandwhite.com
W www.ganderandwhite.com
