I am working with our development office to set up an endowment 
specifically to cover care, conservation, and restoration needs of our 
art collection. The collection (more that 225 items) is comprised of oil 
paintings (77%), works on paper (21%), and three-dimensional work (2%). 
The majority of the collection was created in the first half of the 20th 
century by American artists.

We do not have a conservator on staff, nor do we have space for a 
conservator to work. Work performed would have to be on a contract basis.

We do have a good climate-controlled storage environment with art 
storage racks (for hanging works) and shelving for the works on paper, 
flat files, and three-dimensional pieces.

Is there a formula for determining average annual budgets for 
conservation and restoration? Or, does anyone have an endowment 
earmarked for collections care? If so, is the monetary amount adequate 
for "routine" conservation and restoration on an annual basis?

Thanks

-- 
Julianne Snider
Assistant Director
Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery
The Pennsylvania State University
116 Deike Bldg.
University Park PA 16802
814-571-6317

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