Transforming museums from places to experiences

Engaging Museums is your go to museum consultant, willing to lend a helping hand with collections management, exhibit research and design, and creative funding opportunities that utilize your unique and amazing collection.

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WHY


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An experienced helping hand for your museum

When you’re tired of doing it all yourself, Engaging Museums will transform your museum’s collection into a well-documented, properly preserved, and easily accessible cultural resource that serves both today’s visitors and tomorrow’s researchers.

WHAT


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    Collections Management

    Using professional standards to systematically document, preserve and provide access to cultural, historical, or scientific artifacts throughout their lifecycle.

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    Exhibit Design & Interpretation

    Broadening your museum’s presence in the community—or even online!—through curated real world or virtual exhibits.

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    Creative Funding

    Leveraging your museum’s unique collection or narrative to drive creative funding initiatives.

WORK


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See our latest museum transformation

The Nash House Museum’s collection, dating from ~1920 through the 1980s, needed to be moved to their new collections’ repository and then organized, cleaned, documented, digitized, rehoused, and cataloged. Objects include furniture, China, clothing, children’s toys, and archival material including business cards, letters, photographs and daguerreotypes.

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HOW

Creating customized solutions for institutions of all sizes

My comprehensive services include implementing cutting-edge collection management software, training staff in preservation protocols, developing sustainable preservation strategies, and creating digital access solutions that connect your collections with modern audiences.

Your collection tells a unique story. I’ll help you tell it dynamically while safeguarding every detail for future generations. Whether you're facing cataloging challenges, preservation concerns, or accessibility issues, I’ll bring museum industry best practices directly to your institution.