Borrowing from us
The Egyptomania Museum believes in making our collection widely available
The Egyptomania Museum’s aim is to share our collections for the enjoyment of everyone and for the furtherment of research into our universal love of ancient Egyptian culture.
The Egyptomania Museum welcomes requests to lend items from our collection to exhibitions or displays that are open to the general public and contribute to knowledge and understanding of the subject.
Our Loans Policy provides further information on broad principles governing loans from our collection.
Making your request
Prospective borrowers are encouraged to carry out preliminary research before making a loan request.
A useful resource for planning a loan request is the Collection Search which gives details on all items currently digitised from the collection of The Egyptomania Museum.
The Museum welcomes informal, early contact to discuss object selection and the practicalities of borrowing. Please contact us at admin@egyptomaniamuseum.co.uk
For very large requests, it’s highly recommended that you discuss the loan with us before submitting the formal request.
- Exhibition or display title, venue(s), and opening and closing dates
- Details of main exhibition or display themes
- Full details of the items requested for loan, including Egyptomania Museum object number(s)
- Explanation of how the requested items fit into a proposed display context or exhibition concept
- Names and contact details of the person(s) responsible at each venue
- Details of how the requested items will be insured or indemnified
- UKRG facilities reports will be required after the loan request has been approved in principle. Facilities reports can be found here.
Loan requests should be made by formal letter as early as possible in advance of the exhibition or display need. Letters should be addressed to The Director of The Egyptomania Museum
Formal letters should be emailed to admin@egyptomaniamuseum.co.uk
How we agree loans
A loan request will be reviewed and a decision will be made based upon advice from our professional external contacts.
Key considerations:
- Relevance of the requested object(s) to the exhibition/display
- Object(s) availability
- Object(s) suitability for travel and display
- Administrative and technical work involved, in the context of The Egyptomania Museum’s existing commitments
Prospective borrowers should receive a response within three months of the formal request being submitted.
Security and facilities documentation
Before the loan agreement is signed, the borrower will be asked to complete Standard Facilities Reports which will provide essential information connected with venue, access, security, environmental and display conditions.
Security information will be forwarded to the UK National Museums Security Adviser who’ll be asked to give an independent assessment of the security arrangements at the prospective borrowing venue(s). Preferably the facilities report completed by the borrower should be the UK Registrars Group Facilities Report, with the Security Supplement and Display Supplement (please note that a UK Registrars Group membership is required to access these documents).
Once the loan is agreed, The Egyptomania Museum will provide details of specific security, environmental and mounting requirements for each object being borrowed. Photography for catalogues or marketing can be arranged by requesting images. There may be costs associated with the production of images from our collections.
Loan costs
The Egyptomania Museum expects borrowers to cover all direct costs connected with the loan, such as:
- Transportation and courier costs
- Crating and packing materials
- Insurance or cover through a national indemnity scheme
- Condition photography
As we are a privately owned and privately funded collection, we do not have the financial capacity to cover all loans and so may ask for borrowers to contribute to the costs of preparing the items for loan, including administration, technical and essential conservation work.
Talk to us
Have any questions about our collection? Want to add some knowledge? Do you have something you would like to donate?
What ever the reason, if it relates to Egyptomania we would love to hear from you.
