Marketplace
TEG’s annual Marketplace is an invaluable networking opportunity for everyone involved in touring or hiring exhibitions. Delegates can make contacts, promote exhibitions available for hire, create a network for exhibition ideas, or simply find out what other organisations have to offer.
Marketplace is held in a different region of the UK each year. You can view reports of previous Marketplaces by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.
Marketplace welcomes representatives from:
- national, local authority and independent museums and galleries
- galleries in universities, colleges and schools
- exhibition spaces in art centres, science centres, libraries, community centres etc
- invited businesses (TEG corporate members) offering products or services to assist touring exhibitions.
Delegates can use Marketplace in four ways:
- book a table, from which you can display and distribute information about your exhibitions
- circulate freely, gathering information and speaking to other delegates about exhibitions on offer, exhibition exchanges or potential collaborations
- professional development through our programme of seminars and opportunities to network with other exhibition programmers
- deliver a presentation or talk on your previous or current touring exhibition project, service or venue
There is a modest charge to attend the Marketplace, which is reduced for TEG members. In some cases Regional Arts Boards and Area Museum Councils offer financial assistance towards the cost of travel and accomodation for events such as the Marketplace.
MARKETPLACE 2013
Monday 22 April
, 11.30-17.00
National Museum Cardiff
The TEG Committee is working with staff at Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd – National Museum Cardiff – to compile an exciting programme for our next Marketplace on Monday 22 April 2013. As usual, our annual networking event will offer delegates opportunities to promote and discover new touring exhibitions, take part in a varied seminar and discussion programme, and join tours of the venue and, for those able to stay in Cardiff later into the evening or overnight, an accompanying programme of visits to galleries throughout the city.
Programme:
10.45 Registration for standholders
11.15 Registration, non-standholders
11.30 Morning refreshments
11.45 Opening and welcome by David Anderson OBE, Director General, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
11.50-17.00 Marketplace open in the Grand Hall
12.30-13.15 Panel Discussion: Strategic Partnerships, Oriel Suite
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.15 TEG AGM, Oriel Suite
14.15-14.30 TEG Professional Development Package: Principles of Touring Exhibitions for Hirers & Devisers – Introduction
14.50-15.20 Museum tour – New contemporary art wing, led by Nick Thornton, Head of Modern & Contemporary Art*
15.20 Afternoon refreshments
15.35-16.20 Panel Discussion: Audience Development, Oriel Suite
16.30-17.00 Museum tour – Archaeology gallery, Origins: In Search of Early Wales, led by Adam Gwilt (Curator Later Prehistorian) and Ken Brasil (Learning Officer Archaeology / History)*
17.00 Close of Marketplace
17.30 Close of Museum
18:00 - 19.00 Visit to G39 (www.g39.org)
19.15 onwards Closing reception at Chapter (www.chapter.org) with opportunity to buy dinner (all welcome)
Tuesday 23 April
10.00 - 12:00: Tour of Cardiff Bay galleries: Butetown History & Arts Centre, Craft in the Bay, Wales Millennium Centre
Download programme (Word doc), including directions
* A limited number of places will be available on the museum tours. Delegates who book into the Marketplace will be able to sign up for the tours in advance via a link circulated with the delegate information.
22 April: Panel discussion sessions at the Marketplace
(1) 12.30-13.15 Strategic Partnerships
Discussions will centre around developing partnerships internationally from the perspective of small organisations partnering with larger ones, looking at the motivations for working internationally, what we gain from it and how to go about it.
Chair: David Anderson OBE, Director General, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Speakers will include:
Amanda Farr, Director, Oriel Davies, on Welsh partnerships and working with Wales in Venice 2013
Delphine Allier, British Council, on international strategic projects
Tony Trehy, Arts & Museums Manager, Bury Museums on the International Touring Exhibitions Group’s first exhibition, ‘Toward Modernity: Three Centuries of British Art’, shown in Beijing, Shenyang and Nanchang
(2) 15.35-16.20 Audience Development
This session will look at a variety of projects that have used a range of methods, including the creation of temporary and touring exhibitions alongside media and outreach projects, to attract different audience segments and enhance visitor involvement and engagement.
Chair: Louise Hesketh, TEG Chair & Visual Arts Development Officer, The Brindley
Speakers will include:
Nick Beasley, Chief Executive, Audiences Wales
Sarah Greenhalgh on National Museum Wales’ ‘Bling!’ project
Rachel Escott, Audience Development Consultant, Creative Communications
Karen MacKinnon, Exhibitions Officer, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, on the Exhibitionists project, a 4-part competition in collaboration with TV
Delegate fees, including lunch and refreshments
TEG members:
First delegate: £35
Second and subsequent delegates from the same organisation: £30
Stand booking fee: £35
Corporate members: £240 (includes up to four representatives and stand)
Non-members: £75
ONLINE BOOKING FOR THE MARKETPLACE IS NOW CLOSED
Additional delegates not requiring a stand can register at the event from 11.15-11.30 but must pay the appropriate delegate fee by cash or cheque (made payable to 'Touring Exhibitions Group') on the day. The registration desk will be situated just inside the Museum's main entrance.
For delegates already booked in: Full delegate information has now been circulated to the email address supplied on your booking form. The delegate information contains a link to enable delegates to book in advance for optional tours of the venue and accompanying visits to other venues throughout Cardiff on 22 & 23 April.
Accommodation in Cardiff
Marketplace delegates are requested to make their own arrangements for overnight accommodation in Cardiff if required. The following hotels are within approximately five minutes' walking distance of National Museum Cardiff:
Park Plaza Cardiff on Greyfriars Road http://www.parkplazacardiff.com/contact_us/
Ibis, Churchill Way http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-2936-ibis-cardiff/index.shtml
Premier Inn, Cardiff City Centre, Helmont House, Churchill Way
http://www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/CARBAR/cardiff-city-centre?cmp=GLBC
MARKETPLACE 2012
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, 1030-1600
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
TEG's 2012 Marketplace was hosted by National Museums Scotland at the redeveloped National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh. As well as taking advantage of the networking opportunities offered by the Marketplace to discover new touring exhibitions and form partnerships and collaborations, delegates were able to explore the Museum’s exciting new galleries and displays and take part in a varied seminar and discussion programme on Touring Partnerships.
The event proved to be an inspiring day for everyone involved and TEG is grateful to the staff of National Museums Scotland for the effort and care they put into making the Marketplace so successful.
Image courtesy of National Museums Scotland
This year’s programme included:
• Opening and welcome by Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director of National Museums Scotland
• TEG member stands featuring new and current touring exhibitions to hire, plus the latest on display and installation from our corporate members
- Tours and visits to exhibitions in Edinburgh on 26 & 27 April (see below)
• Touring Partnerships Seminars:
- National Museums Scotland on their National Partnerships Programme, speaker: Jilly Burns, National Partnerships Manager
- The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on future touring projects, speaker: Elinor Gallant, Exhibitions Officer
- Dovecot Studios' upcoming centenary year touring exhibition, speakers: Gráinne Rice/ Catriona Baird
Programme - 27 April:
10.00 Arrival and Registration for standholders
10.30 Arrival and Registration, non-standholders
10.30 Morning refreshments
11.00 Opening and welcome by Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director of National Museums Scotland
11.15-16.00 Network 1:1 to source or promote the latest touring exhibitions
13.00-13.15 TEG AGM (TEG members only)
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 16.00 Seminar programme: Touring Partnerships
16.00 Close of Marketplace
• Plus tours of:
- 11.30 & 15.30 (45 mins) National Museum of Scotland, led by Maureen Barrie, NMS Exhibitions Officer
- 12.00-12.45 Talbot Rice Gallery of the University of Edinburgh, led by Pat Fisher, Principal Curator
- 14.00-14.45 Skin Deep exhibition at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, led by Christopher Henry, Director of Heritage
Pre-Marketplace events - 26 April
• 13.00-13.45 Tour of Dovecot Studios’ weaving floor and galleries
• 15.00-16.00 Tour of the Sol Le Witt ARTIST ROOM exhibition,
Christopher Ganley,Learning Coordinator ARTIST ROOMS, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One
• 17.00-17.45 Tour of the Luke Fowler exhibition at Inverleith House, led by Paul Nesbitt, Curator
• 18.30-20.30 Private view of Locating the Nest at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
MARKETPLACE 2011: Monday 11 April, 1000-1600 
The British Museum, London
Accompanied by a seminar on how the current financial climate is affecting the touring exhibitions sector
Our 2011 Marketplace was held on Monday 11 April at the British Museum. As usual, the Marketplace provided an ideal opportunity for everyone involved in touring exhibitions to get up to date with the latest developments in the touring exhibitions sector, catch up on recent developments in
display and design, meet exhibition suppliers face to face, and network with other exhibitions experts.
Delegates also had the opportunity to visit the British Museum's stunning collections and new galleries and exhibitions.
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Programme:
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10.30 Arrival and Registration, non-standholders
10.30 Morning refreshments
11.00 Opening and welcome by Andrew Burnett, Deputy Director of the British Museum
11.15-16.00 Network 1:1 to source or promote the latest touring exhibitions
13.00-13.15 TEG AGM (TEG members only)
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00 Start of seminar programme: Touring in the New Financial Climate
14:00 Impact of budget cuts and developments in MLA/ACE, Speaker: Roy Clare CEO MLA
14:30 Results of the TEG seminar survey, the current financial climate and its impact on TEG
members, Speakers: Andy Horn (TEG),and Cynthia Morrison-Bell (Art Circuit)
15:00 The British Museum in the UK: developing a sustainable national programme,
Speaker: Frances Benton, The British Museum
15.30 Seminar programme concludes
15.30-16.00 Visit to the British Museum's current Objects in Focus exhibition: the Sikh Fortress Turban
Introduction by Caroline Ingham, Senior Exhibitions Designer
16.00 Close of Marketplace
Marketplace photos (c) Sophie Mutevelian
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About our host:
The British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'. Visitor numbers have grown from around 5,000 a year in the eighteenth century to nearly 6 million today. Information about the Museum's collections, exhibitions and visiting can be found at: http://www.britishmuseum.org.
Image right: Copyright of the Trustees of the British Museum.
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Prevous Marketplaces:
MARKETPLACE 2010: FRIDAY 19 MARCH, LEEDS CITY MUSEUM
Our 2010 Marketplace was very successful with about 120 delegates from 72 different organisations contributing to the buzzing atmosphere of the Arena and the accompanying programme of lively and informative seminars. TEG is very grateful to Leeds City Museum for hosting the event and for giving delegates the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the Museum and the nearby Art Gallery.
The event also celebrated TEG’s 25th birthday and it was good to see many familiar faces as well as welcoming several new members who were attending a Marketplace for the first time. The winner of our birthday booking prize was Katherine Weldon of East Lothian Council Museums Service, who received a bottle of champagne kindly donated by TESS Demountable.
For full details of the Marketplace seminar programme and summaries of the sessions, see the Seminars page.
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About our host:
Leeds City Museum: Leeds’ exciting and much anticipated state-of-the-art City Museum opened its doors on 13 September 2008. The impressive museum, converted from the historic listed former Civic Institute building in Millennium Square, is spread over four floors, with five major galleries, a central arena and special exhibitions space while a purpose-built discovery centre is also located near Clarence Dock. It is the first purpose-built home for Leeds's artefacts since bombing in 1941 damaged the city’s original museum on Park Lane.
MARKETPLACE 2008
Friday 21 November
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Marketplace 2008 was hosted by National Museums Liverpool and held in Merseyside Maritime Museum.
As well as promoting their available touring exhibitions and/or finding exhibitions to hire, delegates had the opportunity to attend the seminar programme in the format of a series of presentations and talks highlighting collaborative exhibitions and practical issues. They were also able to follow 800 years of Liverpool's history in a guided visit to the Magical History Tour exhibition and also to join a tour of the International Slavery Museum.
About our host:
National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside was established as a national museum in 1986 because of the outstanding quality of its collections and in 2003 changed its name to National Museums Liverpool. Its origins go back to 1851 and the founding of Liverpool Museum. Today there are seven National Museums Liverpool venues, together attracting 2 million visitors in 2007.
Merseyside Maritime Museum (www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime)
Collections reflect the vitality and importance of the port of Liverpool and its role in world history. At the museum you can see a variety of objects associated with nautical archaeology and the social and commercial history of the port. Highlights include ship models, maritime paintings, colourful posters from the golden age of liners and even some full sized vessels. The Merseyside Maritime Museum is also home to the International Slavery Museum.
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http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/index.aspx
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/magical/
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/
To view reports of other previous Marketplaces, please download the documents below:
2007
Discovery Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Word, 116KB)
(Click here for pdf with images, 3.2MB)
2006
Rugby Museum and Art Gallery (Word)
2005
Millennium Galleries, Sheffield (Word)
2004
Glasgow, at the Collins Gallery.
2003
Birmingham (Word)
2002
The National Portrait Gallery on 18 September
2001
Tullie House, Carlisle (Word)
(Report by the sponsor, Panelock Systems Ltd)
2000
Guildhall, Bath (Word)