Collections Care / Management Plans
Historic venues make great film and TV locations, and filming can provide venues with valuable income and publicity.
Spencer & Fry understands the restrictions of the historic properties, as well as the needs of a production crew. Working in partnership with venue staff and location managers, we negotiate ways of making sure the shoot is a rewarding experience for all and doesn’t damage historically important interiors and objects.
Film productions include: Transformers: The Last Knight, Victoria and Abdul, Crooked House Wonder Womanand Phantom Thread.
TV productions include: The Crown(Netflix), Royal Recipes (BBC), Taboo(BBC), Action Team(ITV), and Trust(FX).
Spencer & Fry recognise the responsibility of housing and caring for historic collections can be a daunting one and with a range of objects, materials and environmental factors to consider, we understand it can also be a challenge. Our highly experienced team specialise in assisting Clients in this task, producing Collections Management Plans, Collections Care Plans, Collections Conservation Management Plans, Preventive Conservation Audits and storage reviews to identify potential risks and prioritise solutions.
Whether our Clients require formal reports for HMRC (for objects given in lieu of tax), for the National Heritage Lottery Fund or tailored pragmatic solutions and plans for the care of their collections our team have full understanding and extensive experience of meeting all these requirements.
Clients we have worked with include:
Deans Court, Blenheim Palace, Houses of Parliament, Royal Collection Trust, Euston Hall and Farringford House.
To see more about our capabilities in this field, take a look at Our Work or get in touch to see how Spencer & Fry can help you by emailing us on info@spencerandfry.com
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