TEXTILE CONSERVATION
- Specialist textile conservation cleaning, consolidation and repairs
- Consultations via phone or email
- Condition assessments, either at our studio or on site
- Estimates with recommendations for various conservation treatments
- Treatments charged at an hourly rate, in our environmentally controlled studios.
- On site work charged at a daily rate
TAILORED COLLECTIONS CARE & MANAGEMENT
- Storage evaluations, and assessing the conservation needs of a collection
- Housekeeping
- Display and loan reports
- Monitoring and mitigating environmental factors
- Integrated Pest Management consultation and treatment plans
- Staff training and education
- Aid with funding applications
DISPLAY & STORAGE
- Bespoke mounting solutions for textiles and costumes
- Museum standard framing and display cases
- Advice on exhibition planning and display conditions
- Installation advice and implementation
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
- Consultation and treatment plans
- Chemical and biological treatment solutions
- Freezing treatments
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
- Presentations at conferences and events
- Seminars, talks and lectures for both the general public and heritage groups
- Conservation tours of Burghley House and our textile studios
- Promoting textile conservation and the heritage sector via media and academic journals
EDUCATION & TRAINING
- Work placements and internships for students, graduates and emerging professionals
- Taster days and work experience
- Tailored workshops and training days for heritage and museum staff
DISASTER RESPONSE
- On-site emergency response, and assistance with removal, documentation and treatment of damaged and/or infested objects
- Support with writing salvage plans
- Assistance with insurance claims, providing condition reports and treatment proposals
