Please contact Orinda Group to find out more about any of the following services:

» Collection Management Database Assessment and Development

» Collection Policies and Procedures Manual Development

» Preventive Conservation Assessment and Training

» Collection Inventories and Relocation Strategies

» Contract Registration and Cataloguing Services

» Collection Assessment

» Care and Storage Needs Audit

» Space Assessment and Planning

museum collection projects

Care, documentation and exhibition of collection rest at the heart of many museum missions. However, citing financial and personnel constraints, many organizations inadvertently place the collection on the “back burner.” This can often result in a backlog of basic collection management tasks, such as accessioning and cataloguing. Many organizations also lack the space and the funds to adequately store and care for their collection.

Working within a range of budgets, Orinda Group principals have years of experience organizing art, history and natural history collection. We can determine the proper collection management solutions for your museum, collection and staff, including solutions for automation, storage, and preventive conservation needs. As part of our automation services, we can suggest appropriate collection database software, as well as construct and implement customized collections databases and provide on-site training.

We understand the need for a comprehensive collections management policy to guide departmental procedure and have the knowledge to craft a document that will not only serve the needs of the collections and staff, but will also fit within a larger strategic plan. In addition to management policies, Orinda Group also specializes in collections relocation and deaccessioning plans.

However, our expertise does not end with planning. Orinda Group provides contract registration services, including collection surveys, assessments and inventories, accessioning, cataloguing, re-housing, condition reporting, couriering and exhibition installation and de-installation.