Collections Care

Programs

Awards

Publications

Conservation Assessment Program
CAP provides noncompetitive grants for small and mid-sized museums to conduct general conservation assessments of their sites and collections. Get more information and an application here. For CAP FAQs, click here.

Heritage at Risk: A Millennium Initiative
Heritage Preservation is working to save America’s cultural treasures for the next century. You can help!

AIC-Heritage Preservation Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections
Recognizes an organization that has been exemplary in the importance and priority it has given to conservation concerns and in the commitment it has shown to the preservation and care of cultural property.

CAA-Heritage Preservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation
Recognizes an outstanding contribution by one or more persons who have enhanced the understanding of art through the application of knowledge and experience in conservation, art history, and art.

Caring for Your Family Treasures
A team of top professionals, assembled by Heritage Preservation, provide practical advice and easy-to-use guidelines on how to care for family treasures both old and new in this easy to read guide.

Other Collections Care publications

Find a Professional Conservator
Professional conservators diagnose problems, provide treatment, prescribe maintenance plans, and advise on proper conditions for display and storage of collections. Review our tips and guidelines before hiring a conservator.

Funding Resources for Collections Care
Print and online materials to help institutions and individuals better care for cultural treasures.

Capitalize on Collections Care to Increase Support
A guide to generating contributions and donations, increasing membership, and stimulating earned income through collections care.