Welcome to the AHI Exchange

Connect. Sustain. Exchange.

A national platform helping museums and heritage practitioners share resources, reduce waste, and make reuse part of everyday practice.

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Large Display Case 
Large Display Case 
East Lothian
Prestongrange Museum
Approx 200cm high, 180cm wide and 120cm deep. Cases can be collected or viewed by arr…
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Display Case on black stands
Display Case on black stands
East Lothian
Prestongrange Museum
Approx. 100cm deep and 160cm long and 2m high.  Legs are around 90cm high. Cases can …
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About the Exchange

The AHI Exchange connects people and resources to give exhibition materials a second life. Learn how sharing and reuse can support sustainability and collaboration across museums and heritage.

Reduce waste

Keeping exhibition materials in use for longer by enabling reuse instead of disposal across museums and heritage sites.

Improve equity

Supporting organisations with fewer resources by improving access to exhibition materials that might otherwise be unaffordable.

Improve environmental sustainability

Reducing the environmental impact of exhibitions by embedding circular, low-waste practices into everyday heritage work.

Build Community

Connecting practitioners to share resources, knowledge, and responsibility through collaboration rather than competition.

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Join the AHI Exchange to list exhibition materials you no longer need and help others reuse them instead of buying new.

 
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“We think an exchange scheme would be a great idea. We are always looking to be more sustainable, recycling and reusing items but if we could offer any unwanted items that would be great.”

Victoria Davies Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

“We have been working with the Welsh government on a collections store project and [this] would be a great fit to help reduce waste and encourage collaboration.”

Ruth McKew Headland Design Associates

“A way to reduce waste, save essential funds, and increase accessibility through the sharing of resources would be very welcome.”

Emily Lanigan-Polatai Chester Cathedral

Our Impact

Together we are turning surplus into shared value by reducing waste, supporting equity, and strengthening resilience across museums and heritage.

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CREDIT: KILMARTIN MUSEUM

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