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The Institute offers a complete package of preventive conservation
services. CCI is a leader in the development of comprehensive preventive
conservation strategies for museum buildings and collections, and
has a range of specialists available for on-site consultations or
training.
Comprehensive Services
- facilities development planning for museums, galleries, and
archives
- setting specifications for collection care and building performance
- museum/gallery/archive building surveys
- collection surveys to determine condition of objects and establish
conservation priorities
- identification of risks and priorities for facilities and collections
- training offered on a range of preventive conservation topics
Specialist Services
- environmental specifications
- environmental control strategies and design
- storage system design
- advisory services in the areas of museum security and fire protection
- integrated pest management assessment and advice
- preservation issues of exhibit design
- collection packing and shipping advice
- emergency preparedness and response
- analysis of consultant proposals and completed studies or designs
- condition assessment of specialized collections (e.g., fine
arts, textiles, etc.
Advantages
- CCI provides an integrated team of research scientists, conservators,
collection conservation specialists, and experts in a variety
of related fields who have worked on more than 400 museum development
studies and more than 2000 facility and equipment projects
- CCI advice saves money by ensuring effective project design,
and by reducing maintenance and energy costs wherever feasible
- CCI is an independent agency unassociated with commercial enterprises
which assures our objectivity in equipment recommendations
- CCI staff are experienced in communicating museological concerns
to facility managers, architects, engineers, and exhibit designers
Clientele
- cultural institutions having or contemplating collections (museums,
galleries, archives, libraries, heritage sites)
- planning consultants, architects, engineers, exhibit designers,
conservators
- government cultural agencies responsible for project analysis
and funding
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