What We Offer
Holmes Heritage Consulting offers senior-level heritage direction and conservation consultancy in Switzerland and internationally — including independent art appraisal, private collection advisory, provenance research, and art crime due diligence for collectors, family offices, law firms, and insurers.
Heritage Direction & Institutional Management
Director-level leadership for museums, national collections, and heritage institutions in Switzerland and internationally. Strategic planning, collection policy, staffing, acquisitions, loans, and multi-stakeholder governance. Available for interim, part-time, or consultancy mandates.
Shipwreck Conservation & Project Direction
Project-based conservation direction for shipwreck recovery operations worldwide. Full oversight from recovery through stabilisation, documentation, and long-term collection management. Over a dozen major projects from Bronze Age wrecks to deep-sea vessels at 4,700m depth.
Provenance Research & Art Crime Due Diligence
Research into fakes, forgeries, provenance, and due diligence for private collectors, family offices, law firms, and insurers. Postgraduate-qualified in Art Crime — covering forgery detection, provenance research, art insurance and fine art underwriting (ARCA, Italy, 2015). Conference speaker, ARCA 2024.
Independent Art Appraisal & Collection Advisory
Discreet, independent art appraisal and collection advisory for private collectors, family offices, law firms, and insurers across Switzerland and Europe. Condition assessments, acquisition due diligence, storage and display advisory, and valuation for insurance, estate, and legal purposes. Fully independent — no conflict of interest.
Private Collection Curating
Independent curating for private collectors — acquisition strategy, thematic direction, works selection, collection narrative, and advisory on display within private spaces. Builds coherent, meaningful collections that reflect the collector's vision. Available in Zürich, Geneva, Basel, and internationally.
Collection Care & Preventive Conservation
Collection surveys, condition assessments, preventive conservation strategies, storage and display planning, environmental monitoring, disaster preparedness, and conservation policy — for public institutions, private collections, and corporate clients in Switzerland and internationally.
Technical Examination & Authentication
Independent technical examination, forensic analysis, authentication, and fakes and forgery identification across all types of objects and materials — art, collectibles, decorative arts, and heritage objects. Extensive experience across Chinese, Singaporean, and European art markets.