Museum Collection Management Services

MARRS Group is built to deliver structured, standards-aligned museum collection management support for federal museums, cultural institutions, and Smithsonian-affiliated organizations. We follow a simple, logical, and repeatable process to help institutions organize, document, preserve, and make collections accessible to the public.

Core Services

Collection inventory and cataloging

• Object-level documentation and condition reporting

• Accession and deaccession record management

• Database entry and migration (CMS platforms)

• Photographic documentation and digital imaging

Preventive conservation and storage

• Environmental monitoring and integrated pest management planning

• Storage rehousing and archival material recommendations

• Handling, packing, and object movement protocols

Our Approach

Our collections technician holds a BA in History with a minor in Biology — an interdisciplinary foundation built for working across natural history, cultural, and archival collections. Our in-house training program is developed using materials from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), aligning every procedure with current museum best practices and professional standards.

Every task follows documented procedures, produces clear deliverables, and uses repeatable processes designed to meet institutional and federal requirements. The work is simple, logical, and accurate — the same rigor whether we are cataloging a single object or inventorying an entire collection.

Why MARRS for Museum Collections

• Trained collections technician with interdisciplinary academic background

• SPNHC-based training program for collections staff

• SDVOSB small business (UEI: MB54TN4AKF95)

• Rigorous, repeatable methodology built for museum environments

• Structured processes that scale from single-object documentation to full collection inventories