User Responsibilities and Agreement

By listing or responding to an item, users agree to follow the platform’s user guidelines and to ensure exchanges align with their own environmental and social responsibility standards. The Association for Heritage Interpretation does not take responsibility for individual exchange agreements.

• The AHI Exchange lets heritage practitioners advertise unwanted exhibition and display items or interpretative materials to other groups or practitioners in need, particularly those with low/no budgets.
• The exchange platform is not intended for the sale or purchase of items, but for the exchange of items at no cost within our community, for the benefit of both donors and recipients.
• It is free to use for AHI members. Non-members can browse items for free but need to sign up for a low-cost user account in order to advertise items or contact advertisers.
• Donors and recipients communicate directly to arrange transport, timings, and expectations regarding any costs incurred.
• All agreements are made solely between both parties. The Association for Heritage Interpretation accepts no responsibility for the details of the arrangement reached.
• The type of items to be recycled may include:
  • Exhibition furniture/materials
  • Information boards/panels/signage/frames
  • Display cases/mounts, shelves etc.
  • Theatrical sets/backdrops
  • Props/models/replicas
  • AV or lighting equipment
  • Conservation equipment
  • Miscellaneous
• You are solely responsible for your listings their accuracy. AHI will only intervene in the case of spam content.
  • Do not list anything illegal, unsafe, or that requires a license to hold.
  • The exchange platform is not designed for the exchange or disposal of accessioned museum objects.
  • Electrical, fire and other safety of any item is entirely the responsibility of the recipient.
  • Do not include contact details in the body of your listing. Interested parties should contact you firstly through the website form.
  • Please keep your listing status up to date and remove if the items is claimed or no longer available.
  • Please let AHI know your experience by completing a feedback form for each interaction you have with the exchange platform.