Session 1

• A brief history of collections and collecting
  
• Collection models: including national museums, private galleries, artist studios, private collections, and corporate collections
  
• Collection ethics: challenges, considerations and approaches for working with politically sensitive items

Session 2

• The role of the collector: why people and organisations acquire and collect objects and works of art
  
• Collection development: how collections are established and develop over time (with case studies)
  
• Collection impacts: factors that shape collections and exhibition development such as conservation requirements, funding, bequest stipulations, acquisition policies
  

Session 3

• How to curate collections using different models and case studies: strategies for permanent, private, emerging, and established collections
  
• Developing a curatorial brief by finding common threads and reading the social context of the collection

  
• How to interpret gaps in collections and how curatorial approaches can influence collection strategies
  

Session 4

• Education around collection curation: public engagement and extending the lifespan of a collection
  
• Moving beyond the display
  
• Keeping collections relevant and learning to read curatorial trends and debates