Services

Caryatid provides specialist consultancy services to historic houses, estates and cultural organisations.

Disaster & Salvage Planning

Preparation is essential when caring for historic collections and interiors.

Caryatid works with estate teams to develop practical disaster and salvage plans that support confident and effective responses to incidents affecting collections or historic buildings.

Services may include:

  • Disaster and Salvage Plans for historic houses and collections

  • Salvage priority lists and object triage planning

  • Risk assessments for historic interiors

  • Emergency response procedures and staff guidance

  • Training exercises and preparedness planning

  • Advice on salvage equipment and resources

Plans are designed to be clear, practical working documents for estate teams.

Collections Care

Caryatid supports historic houses and estates in the care and management of their collections.

Advice is tailored to the specific character of each property and may include:

  • collections care assessments

  • environmental considerations for historic interiors

  • advice on object handling and movement

  • collections documentation and inventories

  • planning for loans and exhibitions

The aim is to ensure collections are well cared for while remaining accessible and meaningful within the historic house setting.

Filming Support

Many historic houses host film and television productions, which can present both opportunities and risks.

Caryatid provides advice to ensure filming activity is carefully managed while protecting historic interiors and collections.

Support may include:

  • Risk assessment for filming within historic interiors

  • Guidance on protecting collections and historic fabric

  • Liaison between production teams and estate staff

  • Advice on object movement and environmental considerations

  • Oversight during complex filming activity where required

Exhibitions & Interpretation

Exhibitions & Interpretation

Caryatid supports estates and cultural organisations in developing exhibitions and interpretation that bring collections and stories to life.

Services may include:

  • Exhibition planning and development

  • Interpretation for historic houses and collections

  • Object selection and narrative development

  • Loans and object movement planning

  • Exhibition installation support

The aim is to create engaging and thoughtful experiences that respect the character of historic places.