This virtual training takes place over 2 x online sessions:
13:00 – 16:00 Thursday 26 June 2025
13:00 – 16:00 Thursday 3 July 2025
This live virtual training guides participants through the complete lending and borrowing process when borrowing from UK public museums and galleries.
The training covers the perspective of both the lender and borrow to provide a holistic understanding of the process, with an emphasis on building the knowledge and confidence of staff and volunteers in borrowing organisations.
This is a live and interactive training based on discussion and problem solving, covering:
- The benefits of borrowing
- Researching suitable objects for loan
- Making a case to borrow
- Communicating with lenders
- Loan applications
- Fees and contracts
- Potential sources of funding in the UK
- Scheduling
- Transportation
- Facilities reports
- British Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS)* and UK commercial insurance
- Security
- Emergency planning
Zoom breakout rooms will be used for discussions and activities in small groups. The number of participants is capped at 24 to support an interactive learning experience.
The workshop is delivered by:
- an experienced TEG trainer
- Katie Lloyd, Grants Manager, Art Fund
Further information about the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund is available on the Art Fund website. The next deadline for applications in autumn 2025 will be published shortly. To keep up-to-date with developments sign up to Art Fund’s Museum Bulletin.
* HM Government provides Government Indemnity and the GIS team Arts Council England arrange the indemnity.
Automated closed captions will be provided on Zoom. Live closed captions or BSL can be provided if requested before Friday 6 June 2025.
If you have a question about this online training, please email seminars@theexhibitionsgroup.org.uk
If you are not able to attend the online training after booking, we can refund the training fee (minus Eventbrite fees at 6.95% + £0.59 per ticket) until Monday 26 May 2025. From Tuesday 27 May 2025 onwards, we are not able to offer any refunds but you can transfer your place to a colleague in the same organisation. As places are limited, please email us at seminars@teg.org.uk if you are no longer able to attend so we can offer your place to someone on the waitlist.
TEG is an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation, which means funding thanks to taxpayers plays a huge part in supporting our work.
