Projects

Orleans House Gallery ran a National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Skills for the Future programme over four years from 2014 to 2018.

The Skills for the Future initiative aimed to tackle the twin issues of museums identifying skills gaps, and a lack of ethnic and socioeconomic diversity in organisations which aspire to promote equality of access to collections.

Orleans House Gallery delivered four one-year apprenticeships and eight six-month traineeships, with traineeship placements split across Orleans House Gallery and six partner sites across west London.

Learning from the project is available to download here.

Partners
Orleans House Gallery
Strawberry Hill House
Fulham Palace
Environment Trust
World Rugby Museum
Emery Walker’s House / William Morris Society

From 2016 to 2018, 11 partner museums in west London joined together to develop audiences and explore joint marketing opportunities. As part of the project a new brand was developed, West London Wonders. Orleans House Gallery provided training opportunities for project partners and volunteers, as well as creating an interactive trail for families. Supported by Arts Council England.

Partners
Headstone Manor & Museum
Gunnersbury Park & Museum
London Museum of Water & Steam
Fulham Palace
Dorich House Museum
Kingston Museum
The Hearsum Collection at Pembroke lodge
Strawberry Hill House
The Twickenham Museum
Orleans House Gallery
Museum of Richmond