Curator and Exhibitions Network

The Curator and Exhibitions Network supports individuals working in M25 Member libraries with curatorial responsibilities or holding curator roles within the library service. The network is open to any individual working in an M25 library but you may find it especially useful if you’re working with special collections, object-led collections, or those responsible for exhibiting collections, including books. The aim of the group is to share experiences, best practices and to act as a professional support network. The group runs workshops on topics chosen by group members. The workshops will be ‘run by the Network, for the Network’ so this is a collaborative and safe environment for individuals to share their experiences and discuss common issues.

We encourage members of staff from all levels of experience to join the Network’s mailing list. If you’re interested please contact the M25 team at m25libadmin@london.ac.uk.

Past workshops:

Exhibitions Workshop on 24th March 2022.

Members of the Network presented three case studies of their experiences putting on exhibitions, the challenges involved, and top tips of what worked well.

Further details on the case studies

Recording of the three case studies (Q&A and following discussion not included):

Exhibition Design Workshop on 3rd March 2023

Network member Barbara Warnock, Senior Curator and Head of Education at the Wiener Holocaust Library, presented on her experience of exhibition design.