This guidance is to help you to keep the objects and yourselves safe at this time.

Care of Loans

The borrower who orders the loans is responsible for looking after them.

Most of them are irreplaceable and should be treated with respect. Please do not display any objects in direct sunlight or subject to actions that may harm the objects such as burial or submergence. Do not affix adhesives, labels, sellotape, blu-tack etc. to loans or loan cases.

Please keep them in a secure place, especially overnight.

If any loss or damage occurs, please inform the Museum in a Box service at once.

Do not attempt repairs.

Children can try on the replica costume, but please make sure it fits! Any damage to replica costume and artefacts will be charged to the school concerned, so that we can purchase replacements.

Object Safety

Please make sure that all food and drink is put away before handling objects and that the objects are not kept on the same table as food or drink.

Handle the objects over a clean, flat surface and make sure anyone holding the objects does so with both hands.

Do not use alcohol based hand sanitiser between objects as alcohol could damage the object.

Do not clean the objects as some are very old objects and require special care.

Finally, please check that you have all the objects before and after session.

We hope you enjoy using our Museum in Box!