Accreditation documents

The following links lead to electronic copies of all the documents you will need for Accreditation.

The model Acquisition and Disposal Policy, which is contained in Appendix 6 of the Accreditation Standard, is provided here in Word format so that museums may easily download it and use the text provided.

The List of sources of information is provided as a separate file (it is Appendix 9 of the Accreditation Standard) as museum staff may wish to print it off and keep it to hand for general reference.

The Accreditation Standard (PDF 160KB)
Accreditation Application Form - sample only (PDF 462KB)
 Model Acquisition and Disposal Policy (version 2) April 2008 (PDF 72KB)
 Model Acquisition and Disposal Policy (version 2) April 2008 (Word 86KB)
List of sources of information (Word 180KB)

The Curatorial Advice Pack has been written for current Curatorial Advisers and museum professionals who are interested in becoming Advisers. Working with your Curatorial Adviser has been written for museums which have or are planning to appoint a Curatorial Adviser.

Curatorial Advice Pack (Word 198KB)
 Working with your Curatorial Adviser (PDF 105KB)
Outline Curatorial Adviser-museum agreement (Word 35KB)

These two Declarations are for users applying through the electronic application form, and their Curatorial Advisers where appropriate, to print off and send to their Assessing Organisations:

Applicant Declaration (Word 114KB)
Curatorial Adviser Declaration (Word 111KB)
 Applicant Declaration for use by English Heritage (Word 85KB)
 Applicant Declaration for use by National Trust (Word 85KB)