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Appraisal Services
  • Edward M. Stanley Appraisal Services
  • Norman Hurst/Hurst Gallery
  • Skinner, Inc.

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    Edward M. Stanley Appraisal Services
    11 Bardwell Street
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
    Phone/Fax: 617-983-5220
    E-mail: edwardmstanley@comcast.net
    Website: www.edwardmstanley.com

    Contact Name:
    Edward M. Stanley, Principal

    Company Description:
    Edward M. Stanley Appraisal Services is dedicated to providing its clients with quality appraisals of all manner of fine art and decorative arts. Our appraisal reports are professionally researched legal documents completed to the highest possible standards and all Internal Revenue Service guidelines and regulations.
    In addition, our firm can provide unmatched expertise and confidentiality in art advisory services including acquisition and deaccession assistance as well as auction consultation and representation.



    Norman Hurst/Hurst Gallery
    53 Mount Auburn Street
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    Phone: 617-491-6888
    Fax: 617-661-0439
    E-mail: manager@hurstgallery.com
    Website: www.hurstgallery.com

    Contact Name:
    Norman Hurst, Owner and Appraiser


    Skinner, Inc.
    357 Main Street, Rte 117
    Bolton, MA 01740
    Phone: 978-779-6241
    Fax: 978-779-5144
    Website: www.skinnerinc.com

    Contact Name:
    Catherine Riedel



    Architectural Design/ Construction Consultants
    See also Storage Design and Exhibit Design
  • Ann Beha Architects
  • Black River Architects
  • Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
  • Cooper, Robertson & Partners
  • CYMA 2
  • E. Verner Johnson and Associates
  • Fentress Architects
  • Gary Wolf Architects, Inc.
  • GWWO, Inc./Architects
  • HKT Architects
  • LDa Architects
  • Richard White Sons, Inc.
  • Signer Harris Architects
  • Solomon+Bauer Architects Inc


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    Ann Beha Architects
    33 Kingston Street
    Boston, MA 02111
    Phone: 617-338-3000
    Fax: 617-482-9097
    E-mail: marketingdepartment@annbeha.com
    Website: www.annbeha.com

    Contact Names:
    Pamela W. Hawkes, AIA
    Robert J. Miklos, FAIA


    Black River Architects
    1640 Massachusetts Avenue
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    Phone: 617-661-3007
    E-mail: ahorst@blackriverarchitects.com
    Website: www.blackriverarchitects.com

    Contact Name:
    Arch Horst

    Company Description:
    Our museum projects adhere to eight fundamental principles:
    • Accommodate the museum's functional requirements.
    • Give expression to the museum's values.
    • Employ green design to conserve our earth's resources.
    • Insure durability.
    • Balance cost and value.
    • Allow for adaptation and change.
    • Reinforce the positive qualities of the museum setting.
    • Elevate the spirits of user and visitor.
    We are passionate about good architecture and how it benefits all who experience it.

    Client List:
    Seacoast Science Center, NH
    Yosemite Association, Yosemite National Park, CA
    Arts Boston, MA
    National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
    Monticello, VA
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
    Yellowstone Association, Yellowstone National Park, WY
    Harvard University, MA
    Clark Art Institute, MA


    Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
    1050 Massachusetts Avenue
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    Phone: 617-492-7000
    Fax: 617-492-7007
    E-mail: joltman@c7a.com
    Website: www.c7a.com

    Contact Name:
    Peter Kuttner, President, FAIA

    Company Description:
    Cambridge Seven Associates has an extensive background in the architectural and exhibit design of museums, aquariums, visitor centers, and public attractions. We have the unique ability to provide both architectural services, exhibit design services, and graphic design in-house. Cambridge Seven has experience with the various components of museum buildings, from lobbies and exhibit galleries to retail, food service, educational, and cultural spaces. Our projects include orientation centers, transportation and technology museums, art galleries, history museums, children's museums and environmental/science education facilities.

    Client List:
    American National Fish and Wildlife Museum, MO
    Heifer International, AR
    Boston Children's Museum, MA
    Museum of Science, Boston, MA
    Museum of Discovery and Science, FL
    New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA
    Massachusetts Archives/Commonwealth Museum, MA
    Robins Nature and Visitor Center at Maymont, VA
    San Antonio Museum of Art, TX
    New Balance Corporation, Boston
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    USS Nautilus Memorial Submarine Force Library and Museum, CT



    Cooper, Robertson & Partners
    311 West 43rd Street, Floor 13
    New York City, NY 10036
    Phone: 212-247-1717
    Fax: 212-245-0361
    E-mail: info@cooperrobertson.com
    Website: www.cooperrobertson.com

    Contact Names:
    Scott Newman, AIA, Partner
    Erik Wood, AIA, Director of Marketing



    CYMA 2
    318 Harvard Street, Suite 25
    Brookline, MA  02446
    Phone: 617-232-1041
    Fax: 617-232-0547
    E-mail: cyma2@aol.com
    Website: www.cyma2.com

    Contact Name:
    Mark Nielsen



    E. Verner Johnson and Associates
    E. Verner Johnson and Associates, Inc.
    Horticultural Hall
    300 Massachusetts Avenue
    Boston, MA, 02115
    Phone: 617-437-6262
    Fax: 617-437-6262
    E-mail: evja@vernerjohnson.com
    Website: www.vernerjohnson.com

    Contact Name:
    Bradley Nederhoff
    Louis Sirianni

    Company Description:
    Since 1965, E. Verner Johnson and Associates has been helping our clients plan and design innovative and successful museums.  We specialize exclusively in museums, having planned, designed, and/or built over 200 museum projects of all types and sizes throughout the world.

    Client List:
    National Infantry Museum-Columbus, GA
    Tampa Bay History Center-Tampa, FL
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-Hollywood, CA
    Caguas Science and Technology Center-Puerto Rico
    The Franklin Institute-Philadelphia, PA
    Ohio Historical Society-Columbus, OH
    Louisiana Art and Science Museum-Baton Rouge, LA
    St. Louis Science Center-St. Louis, MO
    Texas State History Museum-Austin, TX
    Carnegie Museum of Natural History-Pittsburgh, PA
    Great Lakes Science Center-Cleveland, OH
    Cincinnati Museum Center-Cincinnati, OH



    Fentress Architects
    421 Broadway
    Denver, CO 80203
    Phone: 303-282-6190
    Fax: 303-282-6134
    E-mail: gilbert@fentressarchitects.com
    Website: www.fentressarchitects.com

    Contact Names:
    Karen S. Gilbert - Director of Marketing and Associate Principal
    Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA - Principal in Charge of Design

    Company Description:
    Fentress Architects has extensive experience in the design requirements. Our firm's experience ranges from small to large facilities and includes expansions, historic renovations, and new construction. Each of our designs is unique, drawing upon a region's cultural, natural and historic essence. Over 225 million people visit Fentress Architects' projects each year.

    Client List:
    Museum of Science, MA
    National Museum of the Marine Corps, VA
    National Museum of Wildlife Art, WY
    National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, OK
    Draper Museum of Natural History, WY
    Buffalo Bill Historical Center, WY
    Museum of Western Art, CO
    Black American West Museum and Heritage Center, CO
    Betsy Magness Gallery of Western Art, CO
    Army Heritage Center's Visitor and Education Center, PA
    Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, CO


    Gary Wolf Architects, Inc.
    7 Marshall Street
    Boston, MA, 02108
    Phone: 617-742-7557
    Fax: 617-742-7656
    E-mail: info@wolfarchitects.com
    Website: www.wolfarchitects.com

    Contact Name:
    Gary Wolf, AIA

    Company Description:
    We are architects who bring responsiveness, creativity and experience to museum projects. Our award-winning work includes designs for new construction, renovation, and historic preservation. Often the first phase is a master plan, a feasibility study or a facility analysis. We take a cooperative, problem-solving approach to the complex issues of museum design, and have worked successfully with museum directors and staff, trustees, exhibit designers, and technical consultants.

    Client List:
    Plimoth Plantation, MA
    National Heritage Museum, MA
    First Church of Christ, Scientist, MA
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
    Lawrence History Center, MA
    Gibson House Museum, MA
    Watertown Historical Society, MA
    Chinoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA


    GWWO, Inc./Architects
    800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 300
    Baltimore, MD 21211
    Phone: 410-332-1009
    Fax: 410-332-0038
    E-mail: gwwo@gwwoinc.com
    Website: www.gwwoinc.com

    Contact Names:
    Laura Werther, Senior Associate
    David Wright, Principal

    Company Description:
    GWWO, Inc./Architects specializes in the planning and design of museum, visitor center and related facilities, with an emphasis on quality design that is both inspirational and evocative. We work in partnership with our clients to develop individualized design solutions that respond to the unique mission and spirit of each institution. We can provide services to assist with all project stages - from initial site selection and planning through final design and construction.

    Client List:
    Brandywine River Museum, PA
    George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, VA
    Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, DE
    Homestead National Monument of America, NE
    Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center, VA
    Killens Pond State Park Nature Center, DE
    Children's Theatre of Maine, ME
    Maryland Historical Society, MD
    Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV
    Bowdoin College, ME


    HKT Architects
    35 Medford Street
    Somerville, MA 02143
    Phone: 617-776-6545
    Fax: 617-776-6678
    Website: www.hktarchitects.com




    LDa Architects
    222 Third Street, Suite 3212
    Cambridge, MA  02142
    Phone: 617-621-1455
    Fax: 617-621-1477
    Email: caroline@lda-architects.com
    Website: www.lda-architects.com

    Contact Name:
    Douglas Dick

    Company Description:
    Lda Architects specializes in institutional and residential projects. The design approach of and Lda project is based on the belief that buildings in New England should combine and appreciation of traditional architecture and an understanding of how we live and work in the new century to create comfortable, functional, and timeless spaces.
    We are well-suited for renovations of, and additions to, historic structures, adaptive reuse of existing structures, and for residential scale projects.

    Client List:
    Museum of Science, MA
    Appalachian Mountain Club, NH
    Provincetown Center for Costal Studies, MA
    Harvard University, MA
    Boston College, MA


    Richard White Sons, Inc.
    70 Rowe Street
    Auburndale, MA 02466-1596
    Phone: 617-332-9500
    Fax: 617-965-8868
    E-mail: krwhite@rwsons.com
    Website: www.rwsons.com

    Contact Names:
    Kenneth R. White, Director of Business Development
    Carolyn A. Ragusa, Marketing of Marketing

    Company Description
    With over 100 years of experience, Richard White Sons, Inc. continues to offer complete pre-project planning and construction services to corporate and institutional clients throughout New England with an unyielding commitment to quality, budget and schedule control.

    Client List
    Wellesley College, Davis Museum, MA
    Longyear Museum, MA
    Boston College, Devlin Hall, McMullen Museum of Art, MA
    The New Bedford Whaling Museum, The Kendall Institute, MA
    Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, MA
    U.S.S. Constitution Museum Renovations, MA
    The New Bedford Whaling Museum, Multiple Projects, MA


    Signer Harris Architects
    46 Farnsworth Street
    Boston, MA 02210
    Phone: 617-426-6200
    Fax: 617-426-6256
    E-mail: wharris@signerharris.com
    Website: www.signerharris.com

    Contact Name:
    Bill Harris

    Company Description:
    With a focus on interiors, renovations, and additions, Signer Harris Architects creates spaces that support the vision, goals, and aspirations of our clients.

    Whether you seek a creative partner to bring a new concept to reality; or you seek a resourceful architect to discover extra space without building an addition; or you need a reliable professional to protect and preserve - we can help.

    Call Bill Harris at 617-426-4262 x222

    Client List:
    Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, RI
    Brown University, RI
    MIT, MA
    Temple Ohabei Shalom Art and Exhibit Gallery, MA
    Private Collector, MA
    Whitehead Institute, MA
    Broad Institute, MA
    State Street Corporation, MA


    Solomon+Bauer Architects Inc
    63 Pleasant Street
    Watertown, MA, 02472
    Phone: 617 924 8200
    Fax: 617 924 6685
    E-mail: lbauer@solomonbauer.com
    Website: www.solomonbauer.com

    Contact Names:
    Lawrence C Bauer AIA
    Stuart B Solomon FAIA

    Company Description:
    Offering programming, master planning, and design services to the museum community since 1976, Solomon+Bauer has completed more than forty projects for more than twenty-five different museums. The firm couples outstanding design skills with deep experience in museum planning, and technical expertise in collections conservation environments and in collections storage analysis and planning. The firm's historic preservation expertise has been invaluable to museums housed in historic structures.

    Client List:
    Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey
    Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas
    Albany Insitute of History & Art, New York
    Dallas Museum of Art, Texas
    Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Massachusetts
    Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts
    Higgins Armory Museum, Massachusetts
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
    New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts
    Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, Rhode Island
    Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri
    Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Oklahoma
    Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts



    Collections/ Exhibits/ Education Consulting
    See also Architectural Design, Exhibit Design and Museum Management
  • ArchivalExhibitions.com
  • Artes Scribendi
  • Arts Bridge LLC
  • Baron Consulting
  • Carrie Brown, PhD
  • The Cherry Valley Group
  • Cold Meadow Associates
  • David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
  • Dawn Low Consulting
  • Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center
  • Heritage Network, Inc.
  • Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank
  • Museum and Collector Resource
  • Museum Consulting Services
  • Riverhill
  • Separate Cinema Archive


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    ArchivalExhibitions.com
    35 Nonantum Street - Oak Square Schoolhouse
    Brighton, MA, 02135
    Phone: 617-782-0413
    E-mail: jaquatrale@post.harvard.edu
    Website: www.archivalexhibitions.com

    Contact Name:  
    John A. Quatrale,Principal
     
    Company Description:
    ArchivalExhibitions.com is a full service exhibition planning and design development firm. We are dedicated to producing high quality new temporary and permanent exhibitions (as well as modifications to existing exhibitions) in all types and sizes of museums, archives, libraries, organizations and businesses. We creatively use historical artifacts, archival materials and visual and fine art together with new components to produce lively learning experiences that are both educational and entertaining for your intended audience.
     
    Client List:
    West Suburban YMCA - Newton, MA
    Gibson House Museum - Boston, MA
    National Plastics Center and Museum - Leominster, MA
    Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard University
    Cocker Field Restoration Committee, Fitchburg, MA
    Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum, Brighton, MA
    WaterWorks Museum, Chestnut Hill, MA
    Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
    Newton History Museum, Newton, MA


    Artes Scribendi
    14 Rosewood Drive
    Ipswich, MA, 01938
    Phone: 978-380-6123
    E-mail: mail@artes-scribendi.com
    Website: www.artes-scribendi.com

    Contact Names:
    Stefanie Joy Muscat
    Amanda L. Nelson

    Company Description:
    Every organization has a unique story to tell. Preserving and showcasing these stories provides a firm foundation from which any organization, corporate or non-profit, can thrive and grow. Since its inception, Artes Scribendi has successfully created new museums, developed and traveled exhibits, fashioned effective branding strategies, produced award winning digital media experiences, coordinated heritage events, and provided guidance on issues of governance and collections management concerns.

    Client List:
    ArtCorps
    Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
    Egan Maritime Foundation, MA
    Government of Malta
    Hopedale Public Schools, MA
    Needham Historical Society, MA
    Nokomis Native American Cultural Learning Center, MI
    Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center, VA
    Sports Museum of American, NY



    Arts Bridge LLC
    PO Box 420
    Brattleboro, VT 05302-0420
    Phone: 917-922-7669
    E-mail: marawms@together.net or lindar@sover.net

    Contact Names:
    Mara Williams
    Linda Rubinstein

    Company Description:
    Our leadership experience in exhibitions and programming can help your organization build public participation and public value by developing exhibitions, designing participatory education programs, and facilitating community involvement. We bring an interdisciplinary approach to creating audience-centered shows from concept development to final design. We help you build on your institutional strengths to engage the educational community. We address community in its broadest context, helping you to place your institution at the center of civic dialogue.

    Client List:
    Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, VT
    Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, VT
    Forum on Law, Culture & Society, Fordham Law School, NY
    Robert Hull Fleming Museum of Art, UVM, VT
    Lukacs Gallery, Fairfield University, CT
    New England Youth Theatre, VT
    Sandglass Theater, VT
    Paul Sharpe Gallery, NY
    Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, VT
    Tufts University Art Gallery, MA
    Vermont Folklife Center
    Vermont Historical Society


    Baron Consulting
    Six Smith Street
    Beverly, MA, 01915
    Phone: 978-239-6265
    E-mail: christine@baroneducationconsulting.net
    Website: www.BaronEducationConsulting.net

    Contact Name:
    Christine Baron

    Company Description:
    Baron Consulting provides educational consulting dedicated to bridging the gap between historical resources and the communities they serve.

    From organizational assessments and program development to customized professional development presentations, Baron Consulting offers a wide range of services committed to improving educational opportunities in schools, libraries, museums and historic sites.

    Client List:
    Old North Foundation, Boston, MA
    Boston Public Library Foundation, Boston, MA
    Adams National Historic Park, Quincy, MA
    Freedom Trail Foundation, Boston, MA
    Historic New England, Boston, MA
    New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, Concord, NH
    Massachusetts Studies Project, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
    Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
    SYTA, Clarkston, MI
    Andover Historical Society, Andover, MA


    Carrie Brown, PhD
    96 King Road
    Etna, NH 03750
    Phone: 603-643-4950
    E-mail: csb@carrie-brown.com
    Website: www.carrie-brown.com

    Contact Name:
    Carrie Brown

    Company Description:
    Carrie Brown provides research, curatorial, editorial, and development services:
       •curator for exhibitions large and small, with special expertise in the history of    •technology, labor history, and women's history
       •exhibition script consulting, catalogue editing
       •long-range planning for historic site interpretation
       •development of case statements for major campaigns
       •grant writing
       •content development for website and CD projects

    Dr. Brown is the author of two books, numerous articles, and several award-winning exhibition catalogues.

    Client List:
    The American Precision Museum, VT
    The Chapman Historical Museum, NY
    The Roberson Museum and Science Center, NY
    The Port Washington Public Library, NY
    The Upper Valley Teacher Institute, NH
    Amesbury Cultural Center, MA


    The Cherry Valley Group
    PO Box 497
    Cherry Valley, NY 12043
    Phone: 518-234-0148
    Fax: 518-234-0115
    E-mail: info@cherryvalley.com
    Website: www.cherryvalley.com/group

    Contact Names:
    Tom Elliott
    Kathryn “Katie” Boardman

    Company Description:
    The Cherry Valley Group was formed by a group of senior museum professionals in 2002 with the idea of helping museums meet planning and public programming goals. CVG planners and designers employ their collective experience and vision to assist museums, sites, and government agencies in telling important stories, while strengthening connections to people, their communities and constituents.

    Client List:
    Cane River National Heritage Area, LA
    Hancock Shaker Village, MA
    Trustees of Reservations, MA
    Cranford Historical Society, NJ
    Monmouth County Park System, NJ
    Newark Valley Historical Association, NJ
    The Big Springs Historical Society, NY
    Corning-Painted Post Historical Society, NY
    The Farmers' Museum, NY
    Seward House, NY
    Genesee Country Village and Museum, NY
    Hanford Mills Museum, NY



    Cold Meadow Associates
    Box 316
    South Wellfleet, MA 02663
    Phone/Fax: 508-349-0276
    E-mail: tgips@coldmeadow.com
    Website: www.coldmeadow.com

    Contact Name:
    Terry Gips


    David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
    8B Diamond Tower
    1633 N. Prospect Avenue
    Milwaukee, WI  53202
    Phone: 414 221 6878
    Fax: 414 221 6878
    Email: davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com

    Contact Name:
    David J. Wagner

    Dawn Low Consulting
    180 Branch Street
    Mansfield, MA 02048
    Phone: 508-577-2234
    Email: dawn@dawnlowconsulting.com
    Website: www.dawnlowconsulting.com

    Contact Name:
    Dawn Low

    Company Description:
    Dawn Low Consulting offers a variety of consulting services to art institutions and schools. With a background in museum education and classroom teaching, Dawn has an enthusiastic approach for making art accessible, educational and entertaining for people of all ages and abilities. Dawn’s experience includes curriculum, interpretive materials generation, grant writing, docent training and project management.

    Client List:
    Fuller Craft Museum, MA



    Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center
    1160 Dickinson Street
    Springfield, MA 01108
    Phone: 413-734-7701
    Fax: 413-734-0919
    E-mail: director@hatikvah-center.org
    Website: www.hatikvah-center.org

    Contact Name:
    Rabbi Robert Sternberg


    Heritage Network, Inc.
    44 Montvale Avenue, #208
    Woburn, MA  01801
    Email: pakernan@heritage-network.com
    Website: www.heritage-network.com

    Contact Name:
    Philip Kernan


    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
    955 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 201
    Cambridge, MA 02139
    Phone: 617-491-7033
    Fax: 617-864-2399
    Email: goodman@grginc.com
    Website: www.grginc.com

    Contact Names:
    Irene F. Goodman, Ed.D.
    Stefanie Archer

    Company Description:
    Goodman Research Group, Inc. (GRC) is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research firm that specializes in the evaluation of educational programs, materials, and services. GRG has considerable expertise conducting evaluations for museums, having completed evaluations in the areas of program development, outreach, education, an professional development. Several evaluations have focused on the partnerships between museums and other informal education institutions, while others have been outcome-based evaluations that focused on the learning and behaviors of participants.

    Client List:
    Boston Children's Museum, MA
    American Museum of Natural History, NY
    US Holocaust Memorial Museum, DC
    Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, TX
    New York Hall of Science, NY
    Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, OR
    New York Botanical Gardens, NY
    COSI, OH
    Franklin Institute, PA


    Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank
    37 Helen Road
    Needham, MA 02492
    Phone: 781-453-3906
    E-mail: museumed@comcast.net

    Contact Name:
    Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank

    Company Description:
    Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank is an independent education consultant providing services to museums and other non-profits in the following areas:
       •Development of age-appropriate and standards-based curriculum and teaching materials.
       •Creation and evaluation of content for educational web sites.
       •Creation and evaluation of programs and events.
       •Assessment of Education Department strengths and opportunities.
       •Project research
       •Facilitation and management of partnerships & collaborations.
       •Compilation of pre and post-site visit materials.

    Client List:
    Currier Museum of Art, NH
    Mystic Seaport, CT
    Gore Place, MA
    Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, RI
    Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, CT
    Old Sturbridge Village, MA
    New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA
    Boston History Collaborative, MA
    USS Constitution Museum, MA
    International Institute of Boston, MA


    Museum and Collector Resource
    134 Musterfield Road
    Concord, MA 01742
    Phone: 978-287-0562
    Fax: 978-287-0562
    E-mail: kinval@aol.com
    Website: www.musres.com

    Contact Name:
    Valarie Kinkade

    Company Description:
    Since 1996, Museum and Collector Resource has provided project management and chaos resolution to museums around the country. We specialize in museum planning, historical research, inventories, collections management projects, packing, exhibit propping and space planning. We are known for our ability to resolve chaos. Clients include small, volunteer-run, house museums and large historical societies, art museums, science centers and private collectors.

    Client List:
    Amaze Design, MA
    The Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, Inc., CT
    The ECHO Center for Lake Champlain, VT
    Nassau County Museum System, NY
    H.L. Ferguson Museum, NY
    Gore Place, MA
    Longyear Museum, MA
    Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity, MA
    National Park Service - Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March Museum
    New Hampshire Antiquarian Society
    Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
    Rhode Island Historical Society


    Museum Consulting Services
    112 Adams Street
    Burlington, VT 05401
    Phone: 802-318-1658
    E-mail: ericadonnis@burlingtontelecom.net

    Contact Name:
    Erica Donnis

    Company Description:
    Erica Donnis is an independent historian and museum consultant providing curatorial and collections management services, including: research and interpretive writing for exhibitions and publications; development of interpretive programs and furnishing plans for historic sites; project management for interior restoration projects; collections policy development; assessments of collections management needs; and related grant writing projects.

    Client List:
    The Sullivan Museum and History Center, Norwich University, VT
    Shelburne Farms, VT
    Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, VT
    The Mount, MA



    Riverhill
    PO Box 232
    Treadwell, NJ 13846
    Phone/Fax: 607-829-3501
    E-mail: linda@riverhillpartners.com
    Website: www.riverhillpartners.com

    Contact Name:
    Linda Norris

    Company Description:
    Riverhill works with museums, historical agencies and other community organizations in developing exhibitions, interpretive plans, educational programs and the management of museum and archival collections. We work with museums and communities, large and small, to make history meaningful, using the power of objects to create new understandings of people and place. We value innovation and creativity, collaboration, and professional standards.

    Client List:
    Schenectady Museum, NY
    Walter Elwood Museum, NY
    Columbia County Historical Society, NY
    Cornell University, NY
    Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, NY
    Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area, MD
    Endless Mountains Heritage Region, PA
    Akwesasne Museum, NY
    Holland Land Office Museum, NY
    Mount Utsayantha Committee, NY
    Tioga County Historical Society, NY
    Chapman Museum, NY



    Separate Cinema Archive
    PO Box 114
    Hyde Park, NY  12538
    Phone: 845-452-1899
    Fax: 845-454-7131
    E-mail: jk@separatecinema.com
    Website: www.separatecinema.com

    Contact Name:
    John Kisch



    Conservation, Archival Supplies, Storage, and Climate Control
    See also Architectural Design
  • The Hollinger Corporation
  • MasterPak
  • University Products, Inc.


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    The Hollinger Corporation
    PO Box 8360
    Fredericksburg, VA 22404
    Phone: 800-634-0491
    Fax: 800-947-8814
    E-mail: hollingercorp@erols.com
    Website: www.hollingercorp.com

    Contact Name:
    Elizabeth Williams


    MasterPak
    145 East 57th Street - 5th Floor
    New York, NY 10022
    Phone: 800-922-5522
    Fax: 212-586-6961
    E-mail: als@masterpak-usa.com
    Website: www.masterpak-usa.com

    Contact Name:
    Andrew L. Smith

    Company Description:
    Unique & archival materials for the protection, packing, shipping, storing and displaying of fine art, artifacts & antiques. Materials for conservators, artists, museums, galleries, collectors, framers and art shippers are available in small or large quantities and can ship within 24 hours. Archival Softwrap™ Tyvek®, Hardwrap™ Tyvek® Liners & Nomex® by DuPont, Dow's Ethafoam®, Sealed Air's Cellu-Cushion®, Cellu-Plank® & BubbleWrap®, archival Rolling & Storage Tubes, Glassine, Strongboxes®, Oz Clips™, Hobo® Data Loggers, software for RH/Temp/Light tracking.


    University Products, Inc.
    PO Box 101, 517 Main Street
    Holyoke, MA 01041-0101
    Phone: 800-628-1912
    Fax: 800-532-9281
    E-mail: info@universityproducts.com
    Website: www.universityproducts.com

    Contact Name:
    John A. Dunphy

    Company Description:
    University Products' Archival Quality Materials Catalog is the most comprehensive source of products specifically designed to meet the needs of library and museum professionals. While often imitated, University Products' catalog is widely recognized as the true, one-stop source for conservation, restoration and preservation supplies. The AQM catalog is a handy desktop reference for librarians, conservators, archivists, curators, display and exhibition coordinators, professional picture framers, and photographers.



    Conservation/ Preservation
  • American Conservation Consortium, Ltd.
  • ArtCare Resources
  • East Point Conservation Studio
  • Harvard Art
  • Gentle Giant Restoration and Conservation
  • MaryLou Davis, Inc.
  • Museum Textile Services
  • Northeast Document Conservation Center
  • Preservation Glazing, Inc.
  • Robert Mussey Associates
  • Williamstown Art Conservation Center


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    American Conservation Consortium, Ltd.
    4 Rockville Road
    Broad Brook, CT 06016
    Phone: 860-386-6058
    E-mail: acc@conservator.com
    Website: www.conservator.com

    Contact Name:
    Marc A. Williams, President & Fellow, American Institute for Conservation (AIC)

    Company Description:
    Nationwide collection preservation services including conservation assessments, collections care consultation, low-tech environmental control, moisture management, light control, and grant writing assistance. Sensitive, ethical treatments of furniture, wooden objects, horse-drawn vehicles, painted wood, and decorative interior architectural features that preserve original components and utilize stable, reversible materials. Marc A. Williams, President: MS in art conservation, Winterthur Museum Program; Former Chief Wooden Object Conservator & founding Director, Furniture Conservation Training Program, Smithsonian Institution.

    Client List:
    Mount Vernon, VA
    The Hermitage, TN
    The White House, DC
    The State of California, Division of Parks
    Canterbury Shaker Village, NH
    Agecroft Hall, VA
    Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, CT
    Currier Museum of Art, NH
    The Department of State, Diplomatic Reception Rooms, DC
    Strawbery Banke, NH
    The State of Pennsylvania, Historical Resources Division
    New London Historical Society, NH


    ArtCare Resources
    71 Division Street
    Newport, RI 02840
    Phone: 401-849-3779
    Fax: 401-848-9745
    E-mail: alex@artcareresources.com
    Website: www.artcareresources.com

    Contact Name:
    Alexandra Allardt

    Company Description:
    ArtCare Resources is an affiliation of independent museum professionals assisting art museums, historical societies, natural history centers, tribal associations and private clients to develop and implement cost effective strategies for conservation and collection management including conservation assessment plans, conservation treatment and preventive care, collection documentation and cataloging, policy development, collection planning, collection care and management training, grant writing, exhibit research and development, and project management.

    Client List:
    National Park Service
    National Preservation Institute
    The Smithsonian
    Rhode Island School of Design
    The Preservation Society of Newport County, RI
    Rhode Island Historical Society
    South Shore Natural Science Center, MA
    Boston Children's Museum, MA
    Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, RI
    Blithewold Mansion & Gardens, RI
    The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, ME
    The Fruitlands Museum, MA


    East Point Conservation Studio
    14 Maine Street, Box 5
    Brunswick, ME 04011
    Phone/Fax: 207-721-0088
    E-mail: jon_brandon@verizon.net

    Contact Names:
    Jon Brandon, AIC, Professional Associate
    Linda Coit

    Company Description:
    Services provided nationwide:
       •Conservation treatments of furniture and wooden objects
       •Collection surveys
       •Consultation for maintenance, storage, transportation, exhibition and use
       •Disaster response and recovery, emergency treatments
       •Preservation lectures and public outreach


    Harvard Art
    49 Littleton County Road
    Harvard, MA 01451
    Phone/Fax: 978-456-9050
    E-mail: sjackson@harvardart.com
    Website: www.harvardart.com

    Contact Name:
    Susan Jackson, AIC, Professional Associate



    Gentle Giant Restoration and Conservation
    561 Windsor Street, #B204
    Somerville, MA  02143
    Phone: 617-440-1664
    Fax: 617-868-4575
    E-mail: ggrestoration@gentlegiant.com
    Website: www.gentlegiant.com/rest_about.htm

    Contact Name:
    Tara Deegan Parmenter



    MaryLou Davis, Inc.
    517 Route 169
    Woodstock, CT 06281
    Phone: 860-963-7227
    E-mail: maryloudavis@charter.net

    Contact Name:
    MaryLou Davis

    Company Description:
    Expertise and consultation on all aspects of interior historic decorative finishes. Documentation, conservation and/or replication of original decorative paints and gilding on objects and architecture. Historic Floor coverings such as floorcloths and linoleums designed and/or replicated to match historic designs or artifacts. Instruction and training in conservation methods and techniques as well as decorative finishes through on-site workshops. Furniture surveys conducted for historic house museums.

    Client List:
    Historic New England, MA
    Old Sturbridge Village, MA
    Historic Deerfield, MA
    Peabody Essex Museum, MA
    Strawbery Banke, NH
    Smithsonian Museum, DC


    Museum Textile Services
    PO Box 5004, Andover, MA, 01810
    Phone: 978-851-0110
    E-mail: museumtextiles@gmail.com
    Website: www.museumtextiles.com

    Contact Names:
    Camille Myers Breeze, Director
    Cara Jordan, Conservation Assistant

    Company Description:
    Museum Textile Services provides textile conservation and collections care for museums, historical societies, and collectors. What brings us together is an appreciation of the history and beauty of textiles, and the importance of documenting and preserving them for future generations. We help small museums realize large projects through affordable services, project management assistance, and staff and volunteer education. Almost 20 years of experience, we are the premier facility for textile conservation in New England.

    Client List:
    Andover Historical Society, MA
    Boston College, MA
    Connecticut State Legislature
    Farnsworth Art Museum, ME
    Mark Twain House, CT
    National Heritage Museum, MA
    Naval War College, RI
    Old Sturbridge Village, MA
    Peabody Historical Society, MA
    Peary-MacMillen Arctic Museum, ME
    Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, NH
    Woodlawn House, ME



    Northeast Document Conservation Center
    100 Brickstone Square
    Andover, MA 01810
    Phone: 978-470-1010
    Fax: 978-475-6021
    E-mail: nedcc@nedcc.org
    Website: www.nedcc.org

    Contact Name:
    Juanita Singh

    Company Description:
    Founded in 1973, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is the largest regional nonprofit conservation center in the country. NEDCC specializes in the preservation of paper-based materials for museums and other collection-holding institutions. NEDCC maintains four distinct departments: paper conservation, book conservation, reprographic services (including microfilm and photo duplication) and field services.


    Preservation Glazing, Inc.
    1501 Moran Road
    Sterling, VA 20166
    Phone: 910-725-0302
    E-mail: ernrob@earthlink.net

    Contact Name:
    Ernie Robertson


    Robert Mussey Associates
    1415 Hyde Park Avenue
    Boston, MA 02136
    Phone: 617-364-4054
    Fax: 617-361-4105
    E-mail: rmussey@musseyassociates.com

    Contact Names:
    Robert Mussey
    Christopher Shelton
    Sean Fisher

    Company Description:
    Nationally noted furniture conservation laboratory, all services provided: repairs; veneer, marquetry and inlays, turning and carving, finishes of all types, painted and polychrome finishes, oriental lacquer, gilding and gilt stenciling, upholstery conservation, associated metals and mounts. Serving historic houses, museums of all sizes, private collectors. Collection surveys and consulting.


    Williamstown Art Conservation Center
    225 South Street
    Williamstown, MA 01267
    Phone: 413-458-5741
    Fax: 413-458-2314
    E-mail: wacc@williamstownart.org
    Website: www.williamstownart.org

    Contact Name:
    Thomas J. Branchick



    Digital Services/ Archiving
    See also Printers
  • Panopticon, Inc.
  • Pivot Media, Inc.


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    Panopticon, Inc.
    502C Commonwealth Avenue
    Boston, MA  02215
    Phone: 781-647-0100
    Fax: 781-647-4588
    E-mail: gallery@panopt.com
    Website: www.panopt.com

    Contact Names:
    Tony Decaneas


    Pivot Media, Inc.
    30 Main Street
    Florence, MA 01062
    Phone: 413-584-5302
    Fax: 413-586-3258
    E-mail: jim@pivotmedia.com
    Website: www.pivotmedia.com

    Contact Name:
    Jim Gipe, Principal

    Company Description:
    Pivot Media is a photography and digital imaging company located in western Massachusetts. Our goal is to help our clients create, manage and distribute digital content. We provide a host of services that address the needs of collection managers, including: consulting, training, and workflow design. Our state-of-the-art digital services include: direct digital capture, high-resolution scanning, color correction, restoration, file management, archiving, and fine art printing and prepress services.

    Client List:
    The Smith College Museum of Art, MA
    Mortimer Rare Book Room - Smith College, MA
    MEAD Art Museum - Amherst College, MA
    The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, MA
    Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center - Vassar College, NY
    Mark Shaw Photographic Archive
    Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, MA
    Mirage Studios - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Williams College Museum of Art
    Various New England historic associations
    Various artists personal archiving



    Executive Search
  • Management Consultants for the Arts
  • Museum Search & Reference
  • Opportunity Resources, Inc.


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    Management Consultants for the Arts
    132 East Putnam Ave
    Cos Cob, CT 06807
    Phone: 203-661-3003
    Fax: 203-661-3938
    E-mail: MgtConArts2@aol.com
    Website: www.mcaonline.com

    Contact Names:
    Linda Sweet
    Louise Kane

    Company Description:
    Management Consultants for the Arts, specialized in serving the cultural field since 1983, has had a rich involvement with cultural organizations of all types and sizes throughout the country. Our services include consultations in planning, executive search, organizational analysis, board/staff retreats, and seminar/workshop/conference development and facilitation. In our executive search work, we work on behalf of organizations and recruit CEOs and other senior management personnel, such as external affairs directors, development directors and marketing directors.

    Client List:
    Albany Museum of History and Art, NY
    Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, CT
    Brooklyn Museum, NY
    Clark Art Institute. MA
    Connecticut Historical Society, CT
    Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, NY
    Eric Carle Museum, MA
    Huguenot Historical Society, NY
    Museum of Modern Art, NY
    Shelburne Museum, VT
    Wheaton Village, NJ


    Museum Search & Reference
    45 Hardy Road
    Londonderry, NH 03053
    Phone: 603-432-7929
    Fax: 603-432-7211
    E-mail: searchandref@aol.com
    Website: www.museumsearchandreference.com

    Contact Name:
    Marilyn F. Hoffman, Executive Search Consultant and Principal

    Company Description:
    Executive Search/Executive Transitions for Museums. Former art-museum director Marilyn Hoffman offers superior service for national and international searches for CEOs and senior museum professionals such as Chief Curators, Curators, and Directors of Education.  Complete search management or "just the help you need" with recruiting, ads/job descriptions, or candidate screening.  With her 25-year museum career and 4 years of experience in executive search, Hoffman helps American museums find strong leaders.

    Client List:
    Peabody Essex Museum, MA (3 searches)
    Worcester Art Museum, MA
    Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI
    Farnsworth Art Museum, ME
    Abbe Museum, ME (Director)
    Higgins Armory Museum, MA (Director)
    Old Sturbridge Village, MA
    Canterbury Shaker Village, NH (Director)
    The Hyde Collection, NY (Director)
    Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, MA

    Opportunity Resources, Inc.
    196 East 75th Street, Suite 14H
    New York, NY 10021
    Phone: 212-744-4409
    Fax: 212-744-5004
    E-mail: search@opportunityresources.net
    Website: www.opportunityresources.net

    Contact Names:
    New York Office: Freda Mindlin, Nancy Kaufman, Eleanor Droll
    Los Angeles Office: Ruth Loomis



    Exhibit Design, Fabrication & Resources
    See also Architectural Design, Exhibits Consulting, Graphic Design, Multimedia and Transporation
  • Abrams Associates Design, LLC
  • Arakawa Hanging Systems
  • art2art Circulating Exhibitions
  • Avitra Exhibit Technologies
  • BaileyDonovan LLC
  • Design Division, Inc.
  • EarthRise Design
  • Edward Haack
  • Exhibition Production Center/Museum of Nature and Science
  • Guillin + Merrell
  • Jeff Kennedy Associates, Inc.
  • Julie Duncan Design
  • Katherine McCusker Design
  • Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.
  • MBA Design & Display Products Corp.
  • McMillan Group, Inc.
  • POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
  • Rich Learning Experiences
  • SmallCorp
  • Spokeshave Design
  • Taft Design & Associates, LTD
  • Wondercabinet Interpretive Design, Inc.


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    Abrams Associates Design, LLC
    24 Dandy Drive
    Cos Cob, CT 06807-2203
    Phone: 203-622-9115
    E-mail: cliff@aaexhibits.com
    Website: www.aaexhibits.com

    Contact Name:
    Cliff Abrams

    Company Description:
    Planning, graphic design and interpretive exhibit design for corporations, museums, and institutions.

    Beautiful work. Stress-free process.

    Client List:
    The Institute for American Indian Studies, CT
    The Print Research Foundation, CT
    The McLean County Historical Society, IL
    Bloomington Cultural District, IL
    The Chicago Tribune, IL
    Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, IO
    Detroit Historical Museum, MI
    John G. Shedd Aquarium, IL
    Northern Indiana Historical Society, IN
    Art Institute of Chicago, IL
    Buffalo Bill Historical Society, WY
    Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, IL
    Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, CT
    The Greenwich Gallery, CT


    Arakawa Hanging Systems
    2505 SE 11th Avenue, Ste. 122
    Portland, OR  97202
    Phone: 336-404-6014
    Fax: 503-236-0427
    E-mail: shanec@arakawagrip.com
    Website: www.arakawagrip.com

    Contact Name:
    Shane Carrico

    art2art Circulating Exhibitions
    334 East 74th Street, Suite 1A
    New York City, NY 10021
    Phone: 914-725-1045
    Fax: 914-725-7188
    E-mail: hava@art2art.org
    Website: www.art2art.org

    Contact Name:
    Hava Gurevich, Director

    Company Description:
    Traveling exhibitions specializing in photography and works on paper. art2art Circulating Exhibitions was formed to address the need for high-quality loan exhibitions that are affordable to regional museums, university art galleries, and other small or mid-size public institutions. Currently available shows span the entire history of photography, as well as selected works on paper and other media.


    Avitra Exhibit Technologies
    211 Nova Scotia Hill Road
    Watertown, CT 06795
    Phone: 860-284-1102
    E-mail: jim@avitra.com
    Website: www.avitra.com/maz

    Contact Name:
    James Bebarski



    BaileyDonovan LLC
    32 Fox Run
    Bedford, NH 03110
    Phone: 603-625-9933
    Fax: 603-218-6065
    Website: www.baileydonovan.com

    Contact Names:
    Betsy Bailey
    Paula Donovan


    Design Division, Inc.
    91 Gray Street
    Amherst, MA 01002
    Phone: 413-549-0510
    Fax: 413-549-0511
    E-mail: hanke@designdivisioninc.com
    Website: www.designdivisioninc.com

    Contact Names:
    Michael A. Hanke
    Ann Wills Marshall, AIA



    EarthRise Design
    54 Larkspur Drive
    Trumbull, CT 06611
    Phone: 203-459-0332
    E-mail: earthrise001@sbcglobal.net
    Website: www.donaldwatson.com

    Contact Names:
    Donald Watson
    Linda Thomas


    Edward Haack
    60 Center Street
    Groveland, MA, 01834
    Phone: 978-372-9093
    Fax: 978-372-9093
    E-mail: edwhaack@eartthlink.net

    Contact Name:

    Edward Haack

    Company Description:
    Provides custom object mounts, fixtures, casework, and prototypes as well as design, project management, and installation services. Edward Haack has thirty years experience in exhibition design and production for the museums and libraries of Harvard University, and others. He offers personalized service, high quality yet cost effective solutions that integrate color, lighting design, graphics, and objects to create an engaging presentation.  



    Exhibition Production Center/Museum of Nature and Science
    225 Frontenac St.
    Sherbrooke, Qc, J1H 1K1
    Phone: Toll free 877 434-3200
    Fax: 819 564-0287
    E-mail: sales@expoconcept.com
    Website: www.expoconcept.com

    Contact Name:
    Mr. Pierre Harvey, M.Sc., Director, Sales and Business Development

    Company Description:
    EPC owns a collection of more than 20 traveling exhibitions for rent (from 800 to 2500 sq.f)related to nature and science. EPC also designs, creates, manufactures and delivers 4 to 6 one-of-a-kind exhibitions per year that are sure to attract visitors. A unique turnkey concept in a one-stop shop. Our exhibitions have been hosted by museums and science centers all over Canada the USA and even Europe. Mixing interaction and information for unique experiences in learning and fun.

    Client List:
    New Brunswick Museum, New Brunswick
    Museum of Civilization, Quebec
    The Rooms Provincial Museum, Newfoundland
    Montreal Science Center, Quebec
    Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Nova Scotia
    Canadian Museum of Nature, Ontario
    Montreal Biodome, Quebec
    Montreal Insectarium, Quebec
    Museum d'histoire naturelle, Bourges, France
    Espace des sciences, Rennes, France


    Guillin + Merrell
    68 Jay Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11201
    Phone: 718-625-2786
    Fax: 718-228-3830
    E-mail: nicolas.guillin@earthlink.net
    Website: www.guillinmerrell.com

    Contact Names:
    Nicolas Guillin
    Susan Merrell



    Jeff Kennedy Associates, Inc.
    17 Properzi Way
    Somerville, MA 02143
    Phone: 617-666-1280
    Fax: 617-628-0638
    E-mail: info@jkainc.com
    Website: www.jeffkennedyassociates.com

    Contact Name:
    Jeff Kennedy
    Marjorie Prager

    Company Description:
    Jeff Kennedy Associates specializes in the planning and design of innovative learning environments for history museums, science-technology centers and children’s museums. Our highly collaborative approach allows us to work closely with clients to help them realize their institutional missions and experiential, interpretive and operational goals. We are one of the few firms in the nation with depth of experience in both themed immersion environments and interactive exhibits that engage visitors in hands-on, bodies-on, senses-on learning.

    Client List:
    Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, MA
    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, MA
    Minute Man National Historical Park, MA
    Lowell National Historical Park, MA
    Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, MA
    Wright Brothers Aviation Center,OH
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, GA
    Harpers Ferry National Historic Site, WV
    Connecticut Science Center
    New York Hall of Science
    Boston Children's Museum, MA
    Museum of the Earth, NY



    Julie Duncan Design
    11 North Place
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    Phone: 617-497-9041
    E-mail: julieduncan@alum.wellesley.edu
    Website: www.creativehotlist.com/jduncan3

    Contact Name:
    Julie Duncan

    Company Description:
    Design engaging and educational exhibit graphics for museums, libraries, and visitor centers. Experienced in schematic design through contract administration.

    Katherine McCusker Design
    18 Park Street #7
    Florence, MA, 01062
    Phone: 413-230-7733
    E-mail: mccusker_design@mac.com
    Website: www.kjmccusker.com

    Contact Name:
    Katherine McCusker

    Company Description:
    Museum Exhibit Design

    Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.
    4 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
    Boston, MA 02109
    Phone: 617248-0970
    Fax: 617-248-0994
    E-mail: info@lyonszaremba.com
    Website: www.lyonszaremba.com

    Contact Names:
    Steve Lenox
    Frank Zaremba


    MBA Design & Display Products Corp.
    35 East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 318
    Exton, PA 19341
    Phone: 800-635-7386
    Fax: 610-524-7604
    E-mail: info@mba-usa.com
    Website: www.mba-worldwide.com

    Contact Names:
    Bill Beitel, VP, National Sales Manager


    McMillan Group, Inc.
    25 Otter Trail
    Westport, CT 06880
    Phone: 203-227-8696
    E-mail: nancy@mcmillangroup.com
    Website: www.mcmillangroup.com

    Contact Name:
    Nancy R. McMillan, Vice President


    POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.)
    1684 Victoria Street
    Baldwin, NY, 11510
    Phone: 516-223-1043
    E-mail: paul@orselli.net
    Website: www.orselli.net

    Contact Name:
    Paul Orselli

    Company Description:
    Paul Orselli is a man of action. His Cheshire Cat-like questions, frank responses, and urge to experiment will get you and your exhibit projects out of the office and into the shop before you think you're ready. POW! can take complicated content and reduce it to a manageable mouthful. Our ability to distill ideas focuses the development process, and results in exhibits that stir the emotions and the intellect.

    Client List:|
    New York Hall of Science, NY
    The Exploratorium, CA
    Great Lakes Science Center, OH
    The Discovery Museums, MA
    Miami Museum of Science, FL
    Thinc Design, NY


    Rich Learning Experiences
    100 Alba Drive
    Bristol, CT 06010
    Phone: 860-584-0618
    Fax: 860-584-0618
    E-mail: richard@richlearningexp.com
    Website: www.richlearningexp.com

    Contact Name:
    Richard Rich

    Company Description:
    RLE specializes in assisting modest sized museums in developing new exhibits. We work closely with your staff and provide a temporary increase in person-power for your project. We provide guidance, project management and design expertise resulting in improved quality with less institutional stress. RLE can create interactive exhibits for science centers, children's museums and nature centers. RLE can assist in obtaining and installing traveling exhibits and also help develop educational programs.


    SmallCorp
    PO Box 948
    Greenfield, MA 01302
    Phone: 800-592-9500
    Fax: 413-773-7386
    E-mail: info@smallcorp.com
    Website: www.smallcorp.com

    Contact Names:
    Molly Wood
    Wendy Sawyer

    Company Description:
    SmallCorp manufactures custom picture frames, exhibit cases and pedestals, support panels, custom strainers, and object mounts. Our designs and materials are fully archival. We stock archival polypropylene backer panels up to 60" x 120".

    Client List:
    Old Sturbridge Village, MA
    Mead Art Museum, MA
    National Gallery, DC
    National Archives, DC
    New York State Bureau of Historical Societies
    American Textile History Museum, MA
    Mystic Seaport, CT
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
    North Carolina Museum of Art
    Peabody Museum, MA
    Getty Foundation, CA
    National Park Service, WV


    Spokeshave Design
    75 Marion Road
    Watertown, MA 02472
    Phone: 617926-8130
    Fax: 617-926-8130
    E-mail: wtsd@rcn.com

    Contact Name:
    Will Twombly

    Company Description:
    Since 1984, Spokeshave Design has offered exhibition planning, design, fabrication, installation, and project management services. We specialize in working with small to mid-sized museums, historical societies, libraries, schools, and other non-profit organizations. Our services range from consultation to total project implementation, based upon the individual needs of our clients. We present workshops on a variety of exhibition related topics. We also design and build exhibition cases, panel systems, and other fixtures.

    Client List:
    Bedford Public Library, Bedford, MA
    The Bostonian Society, Boston, MA
    Carlisle Historical Society, Carlisle, MA
    Emerson College, Boston, MA
    Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, VT
    Nahant Historical Society, Nahant, MA
    Historic New England, Boston, MA
    Williamstown House of Local History, Williamstown, MA


    Taft Design & Associates, LTD
    PO Box 708, 297 W. Union Street
    Manchester, VT 05254
    Phone: 802-362-4100
    Fax: 802-362-4144
    E-mail: taftdesign@aol.com
    Website: www.taftdesign.com

    Contact Names:
    Geoffrey Woodward
    Doris Woodward



    Wondercabinet Interpretive Design, Inc.
    7 Muzzey Street
    Lexington, MA 02421
    Phone: 781-652-8745
    Fax: 781-652-8744
    E-mail: michelle@wondercabinet.com
    Website: www.wondercabinet.com

    Contact Name:
    Michelle A. E. Jarvis


    Financial Services
  • Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
  • Doukakis-Corsetti Financial Services
  • Grant Thornton LLP


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    Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
    One Financial Center, 9th floor
    Boston, MA 02111
    Phone: 617-261-6189
    Fax: 617-261-0456
    E-mail: cmcgowan@chubb.com
    Website: www.chubb.com

    Contact Name:
    Christopher McGowan


    Doukakis-Corsetti Financial Services
    22 Mill Street, Suite 410
    Arlington, MA 02476
    Phone: 781-641-3300
    Fax: 781-643-2775
    E-mail: dcollins@doukakiscorsetti.com
    Website: www.bfa-online.com

    Contact Name:
    Dierdre Collins, Registered Representative


    Grant Thornton LLP
    226 Causeway Street
    Boston, MA 02114
    Phone: 617-848-4940
    Fax: 617-723-3640
    Website: www.grantthornton.com

    Contact Name:
    John P. Sannella

    Food Services Consulting
    See also Museum Management Consulting
  • Arthur M. Manask & Associates
  • JGL Management Services


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    Arthur M. Manask & Associates
    2321 W. Olive Avenue, Suite K
    Burbank, CA 91506
    Phone: 800-557-0635
    Fax: 818-563-3552
    E-mail: art@manask.com
    Website: www.manask.com

    Contact Names:
    Arthur Manask; Catherine Lorrimer


    JGL Management Services
    440 Walnut Lane
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    Phone: 609-683-1227
    Fax: 609-924-2849
    E-mail: JGLMGTSERV@msn.com
    Website: jglmanagement.net

    Contact Names:
    Jim Lawler, President
    Tracy Lawler, Executive V.P.

    Company Description:
    JGL Management Services develops restaurant concessions and catering concepts for museums. We conduct feasibility studies for new projects and expansions. We perform operational review of existing food service. We participate in design/development as owner's representative. We conduct RFP processes to select exclusive caterers or develop approved lists.

    Client List:
    Mystic Seaport Museum, CT
    Liberty Science Center, NJ
    Franklin Institute, PA
    Cradle of Aviation, NY
    Historic Hudson Valley, NY
    Lyndhurst, NY
    High Museum, GA
    Walters Art Museum, MD
    Rockwell Museum, NY
    Hudson River Museum, NY
    Wave Hill, NY
    Tampa Museum of Art, FL
    Morgan Library & Museum, NY
    Museum of the City of New York


    Fundraising/ Development Consulting Services
    See also Museum Management Consulting, Exhibit Design
  • bMuse
  • Copley Harris Company, Inc.
  • Ditto Editions Fine Art Giclée Printers
  • Jaques & Company
  • North Common Associates
  • NPO Direct Marketing, Inc.
  • R & L Consulting
  • Real Souvenir Playing Cards, Part of Newt's Playing Cards


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    bMuse
    208 South Aurora Street
    Easton, MD, 21601
    Phone: 410-822-1076
    Fax: 410-822-1076
    E-mail: sarah@bmuse.net
    Website: www.bmuse.net

    Contact Name:
    Sarah Brophy

    Company Description:
    I help clients become sustainable museums through grant programs, mainstreaming practices, and environmental sustainability. I create grant-development plans, and prepare major application. I also provide support and resources for institutional green teams pursuing environmental sustainability for their museums.
    Clients include all types of museums, aquariums, science centers, and historical societies.

    Client List:
    American Association for State and Local History, TN
    Ames Memorial Library, MA
    Barrier Islands Center, VA
    Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, MA
    Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, RI
    Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, MD
    Connecticut League of History Organizations, CT
    The Frost Place, NH


    Copley Harris Company, Inc.
    106 High Street
    Danvers, MA 01923
    Phone: 978-750-1028
    Fax: 978-750-6709
    E-mail: jane@copleyharris.com
    Website: www.copleyharris.com

    Contact Names:
    Jane DiGangi, CFRE, Director of New Business

    Company Description:
    Copley Harris Company, Inc. provides strategic consulting and executive search to non-profit cultural, health care, educational, and social service organizations seeking to strengthen and build philanthropic capacity to support their mission-driven programs and services.
    The professional team at CHC brings more than three decades of experience providing a broad range of services including:
       •feasibility studies
       •capital and endowment campaigns
       •program assessments
       •board retreats
       •planned giving counsel
       •executive recruitment

    Client List:
    Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, NH
    The Concord Museum, MA
    Connecticut River Museum
    Heritage Plantation, MA
    House of Seven Gables, MA
    New England Aquarium, MA
    North Shore Music Theater, MA
    Peabody Essex Museum, MA
    Portland Symphony Orchestra, ME
    Preservation Society of Newport, RI
    Providence Children's Museum, RI
    Historic New England, MA


    Ditto Editions Fine Art Giclée Printers
    121 Loring Avenue, Suite, 570
    Salem, MA 01970
    Phone: 781-715-0464
    E-mail: Beth@dittoeditions.com
    Website: www.dittoeditions.com

    Contact Name:
    Susan Fader

    Company Description:
    Art Reproduction for Fund Raising
    Ditto Edition's specializes in Fine Art Giclées for fund raising events. Organizations typically raise in excess of $12,000. The investment for the organization ranges from $500- $1000.00 depending on the event. Ditto Editions not only creates the archival prints, we also consult and assist in planning the campaign, marketing and promotion. Giclée Prints also make great Thank You Gifts and Commemorative Mementos. For more information please visit our web site.

    Client List:
    Marblehead Historical Society & Museum, MA
    Hingham Public Library, MA
    Hospice of the North Shore, MA
    The Town of Marblehead, MA


    Jaques & Company
    Liberty Square
    Danvers, MA 01923
    Phone: 978-777-2289
    Fax: 978-777-4758
    E-mail: info@jaquesco.com
    Website: www.jaquesco.com

    Contact Name:
    Bill Jaques, President


    North Common Associates
    Post Office Box 160
    Chelsea, VT 05038
    Phone: 802-685-3477
    Fax: 802-685-3470
    E-mail: crick@northcommon.com
    Website: www.northcommon.com

    Contact Names:
    Caleb B. Rick
    Trish Rick

    Company Description:
    North Common Associates, is a full-service consulting firm providing resource development counsel to charities. Our experience includes working with a wide variety of non-profit organizations. We offer thoughtful and creative counsel, and take pride in helping our clients achieve clarity, excellence and self-sufficiency with Capital and Endowment Campaigns, Legacy Giving, Fundraising and Management Information Systems, and Board and Staff Leadership Training.

    Client List:
    Boston Children's Museum, MA
    Wadsworth Atheneum, CT
    Partners for Sacred Places, PA
    Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, VT
    Columbia University, NY
    Connecticut College, CT
    Mohonk Preserve, NY
    American Precision Museum, VT
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Foundation, CT
    New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, NH
    Case Western Reserve University, OH
    Montshire Museum, VT


    NPO Direct Marketing, Inc.
    NPO Direct Marketing, Inc.
    14150 Park East Circle, Suite 280
    Chantilly, VA 20151
    Phone: 703-961-9669
    Fax: 703-961-9335
    Website: www.npodirect.com

    Contact Names:
    Jamie Clements, President (Jamie@npodirect.com)
    Shelagh Megeath, Managing Director (Shelagh@npodirect.com)


    R & L Consulting
    97 Hemlock Street
    Arden, NC 28704
    Phone: 828-684-3366
    Fax: 828-684-0018
    Email: aj@randlconsulting.com
    Website: www.randlconsulting.com

    Contact Names:
    A.J. Rhodes
    Alan Lipsky

    Company Description:
    R&L Consulting offers specialized services in
    *Grant writing & funding research
    *Education & exhibition projects
    *Planning & evaluation

    R&L Consulting has written successful grant proposals to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), The National Endowment of the Humanities, the National Endowment of the Arts, several state arts councils and humanities committees, and many other government, corporate and private foundation sources.

    Client List:
    Autry National Center, CA
    Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, CA
    C.M. Russell Museum, MT
    Ft. Dobbs State Historical Site, NC
    Hickory Museum of Art, NC
    Iredell Museums, NC
    Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, NV
    Long Island Children’s Museum, NY
    Park City Historical Society and Museum, UT
    Real Souvenir Playing Cards, Part of Newt's Playing Cards
    4650 St. Rt. 674
    Circleville, OH 43113
    Phone: 740-474-4200
    Fax: 740-571-4219
    E-mail: newt@newtscards.com
    Website: www.museumplayingcards.com