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Curae Collections Care, LLC is a woman-owned small business that provides quality collections care and preservation services to all museums, cultural heritage institutions, and private collectors. Based in Washington, DC, Curae happily travels to or works virtually with clients to provide services. All projects are executed following the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialist (ARCS), American Alliance of Museums (AAM), American Institute for Conservation (AIC), and International Committee of Museum's (ICOM) standards and ethics.

Photo Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution / Photographer, Ana Gutiérrez

Collections Management Services

Curae offers all collections management and registration services including, but not limited to:


  • Cataloging and registration
  • Deaccessioning
  • Database management, clean-up, and entry
  • Preservation assessments
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Policies and procedures development
  • Domestic and international courier
  • Storage organization
  • Rehousing objects
  • Inventory control
  • Condition reporting
  • Packing objects for shipping
  • MAP and CAP Assessments
  • and more!

Emergency Services

Preparing for and responding to an emergency or disaster at a cultural institution can be overwhelming.  Curae can assist in providing: 


  • Customized hands-on workshops
  • Lectures and trainings
  • Risk assessments
  • Emergency/Disaster plans
  • Emergency kits 
  • Response assistance
  • Emergency consultation
  • and more!


Exhibition Services

Collections care extends into exhibitions where objects are exposed to increased risks. Working with exhibition teams, Curae can help mitigate these risks by:


  • Reviewing design drawings
  • Consultation on mount making
  • Packing and unpacking objects
  • Object preparation 
  • Object installation
  • Light studies and monitoring
  • Environmental studies and monitoring
  • Gallery and display cleaning
  • and more!

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