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Nationwide Museum Consulting, Exhibit Curation and
Installation and Artifact Preservation

We help you care for the objects and stories that matter whether they belong to a museum, cultural institution, gallery, archive, or your personal collection.

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At Muse Curatorial Consulting Group, we offer professional museum consulting services, exhibit curation and installation, artifact preservation, and collection management solutions to clients across the United States. Our work is grounded in respect—for objects, for their history, and for the communities that hold them. With decades of hands-on museum experience, we support institutions and private collectors with practical guidance and collection management solutions that make long-term preservation achievable.
At Muse Curatorial Consulting Group, we offer professional museum consulting services, exhibit curation and installation, artifact preservation, and collection management solutions to clients across the United States. Our work is grounded in respect—for objects, for their history, and for the communities that hold them. With decades of hands-on museum experience, we support institutions and private collectors with practical guidance and collection management solutions that make long-term preservation achievable.

Core Services

Exhibit Curation and Installation
Professional exhibit planning, object mounting, and installation services for temporary, permanent, and traveling exhibitions. We work closely with staff, lenders and institutions to create thoughtful, well-supported exhibits.
Collection Management and Documentation
Cataloging, condition reports, inventory development, and long-term organizational strategies ideal for museums, archives, galleries, and private collectors who need clear direction and practical collection management services.
Artifact Conservation and Preservation
Stabilization, preventative care, and material-specific recommendations for collections of all sizes. We help protect aging, fragile, or at-risk objects using trusted conservation methods used in museums nationwide.
Custom Packing, Crating, and Rehousing
Archival packing, custom crating, and housing solutions designed to safeguard objects during transport, storage, or environmental changes. Our team is trained in museum-quality object handling and preservation standards.
Trusted Nationwide
Muse Curatorial Consulting Group works with museums, cultural organizations, heritage sites, and private collectors across the United States. Our nationwide museum consultants support projects ranging from small hyperlocal collections to large, multi-phase conservation and exhibit installations that involve extensive travel, logistics, and specialized object care.
Project and Grant Support
Experience-based guidance for project planning, conservation funding, and grant applications to help institutions and community collections move important preservation work forward.

Projects

Machu Picchu & the Golden Empires of Peru

Exhibit installation and registrar services.

Mingei International Museum

Rehousing a 26,000-piece collection under strict deadlines

Comic-Con Museum

Exhibit curation and installation/deinstallation, collections management, and environmental monitoring

Navy Seal Museum

Collections management and registrar/archival services

Meet the Team

Muse Curatorial is led by museum professionals with deep experience in conservation, curation, museum exhibit design, and hands-on object care. We have supported cultural heritage collections across the country from established institutions to private homes seeking help with family heirlooms, rare objects, or growing personal collections.
Thanks to a nationwide network of specialists, we can assist with projects of any scale, from single-object stabilization to full collection relocations. Our mission is simple: to provide thoughtful, skilled care rooted in the same standards used throughout the museum and cultural heritage field.

Co-Founders Melanie Dellas, CEO
& Karen Lacey, COO