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Start-up Assessment for Museums

Iconservation offers vital services for new museums. We assist start-up museums, enabling superior musuem function and operation. New museums save money and open successfully with the aid of a start-up assessment. Each assessment filled with essential museum standards, policies, and information for architects, designers, and museum curators.

Facilities Start-up Assessment
Collections care and conservation
Architectural preservation
Archival exhibit design
Repository, archives, library planning and installation
Environmental monitoring

Operations Assessment
Board and board policy development
Staffing recommendations and development
Policies and procedures development
Digital collections systems and imaging
Annual, departmental, and project budget development
Educational programming development
Permanent exhibit development
Traveling exhibit development and tour scheduling

Financial Policies and Growth
Fund raising
Grant sourcing
Membership program development
Earned income analysis and development


*Derived from American Association of Museums accreditation requirements and standards set by The American Institute of Conservation



Accreditation Assessment for Museums


Iconservation provides complete study and assessment for musuem accreditation, including a detailed road map (5 to 10 year plan), costs, and analysis. Museum accreditation has numerous advantages, including superior operations, higher prestige, and superior opportuntiy for funding and grants. Our Accreditaiton Assesments include detailed information about the following:

Public Trust and Accountability
Education
Transparency of Operations
Community Access
Local, state, and federal laws, codes and regulations

Mission and Planning
Mission Statement
Mission Advancement
Community Evaluation
Institutional Planning

Leadership
Board of Driectors
Museum Staff
Ethics, Policies and Prcedures, and other guidelines

Collections Stewardship
Preservation & Conservation
Community Access with Preservation
Research Standards
Collection Policies

Education
High Quality Interpretive Activities
Focus on Mission
Exhibitions

Financial Stability
Allocation of Budget
Fiscal Responsibility

Facilities Management
Long Term Maintenance
Allocation of Space
Risk Management
Visitor Safety


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Accreditation Assessment for Museums

Howell Consulting provides complete study and assessment for musuem accreditation, including a detailed road map (5 to 10 year plan), costs, and analysis. Museum accreditation has numerous advantages, including superior operations, higher prestige, and superior opportuntiy for funding and grants. HC’s Accreditaiton Assesments include detailed information about the following:

Public Trust and Accountability
• Education
• Transparency of Operations
• Community Access
• Local, state, and federal laws, codes and regulations

Mission and Planning
• Mission Statement
• Mission Advancement
• Community Evaluation
• Institutional Planning

Leadership
• Board of Driectors
• Museum Staff
• Ethics, Policies and Prcedures, and other guidelines

Collections Stewardship
• Preservation & Conservation
• Community Access with Preservation
• Research Standards
• Collection Policies

Education
• High Quality Interpretive Activities
• Focus on Mission
• Exhibitions

Financial Stability
• Allocation of Budget
• Fiscal Responsibility

Facilities Management
• Long Term Maintenance
• Allocation of Space
• Risk Management
• Visitor Safety


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