Resources

Find a conservator

You may have requirements that you don’t find listed here. BCS is happy to provide consultation on your needs. In addition, we can help direct you to other conservation-related services.

As a first stop you may find The Conservation Register helpful: https://www.icon.org.uk/resources/caring-for-your-collection/finding-a-conservator-you-can-trust.html

Grants

If you are a heritage organisation and charity you may find that you can get help with the costs of conservation. Here are a few of the grant funding bodies that may be of use to you:

Association of Independent Museums

https://aim-museums.co.uk/for-aim-members/grants/

Museums Galleries Scotland

https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/

Costume Society

https://costumesociety.org.uk/awards

Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund

https://www.museumsassociation.org/funding/esmee-fairbairn-collections-fund/

National Lottery Heritage Fund

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/

War Memorials Trust

http://www.warmemorials.org/grants/

Further funding sources

https://aim-museums.co.uk/funding-sources/
https://www.heritagefundingdirectoryuk.org/