ART GUARDIANS: Protecting Cultural Heritage
Profile
ART GUARDIANS have been providing museum-standard guidance for over 20 years with expertise in National Library Significance Assessments and Preservation Needs Assessments, along with superior assistance with Archival and Collection Management, Museums Accreditation and Disaster Preparedness Mitigation. They offer further skilled services in archival management, database systems, digital imaging, studio photography, art authentication and national policy development.
ART GUARDIANS Principal, Maxine Holden, has been advising on expert panels for the AICCM Disaster Preparedness Committee and AICCM Reconciliation Committee, the Ministry for the Arts and the National Library of Australia as well as undertaking extended contracts with the Melbourne Museum, the Australian Museums and Galleries Association and the National Trust. She is a long-standing member of the International Council of Museums and served as Australian National Secretary from 1999 to 2004.
Projects
2024 – Current: National Library of Australia Expert Assessor for the Community Heritage Program
2018 – Current: Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials – Disaster Preparedness Mitigation
2005 – Current: Significance Assessor, NLA Community Heritage Program
2005 – Current: Preservation-Needs Assessor, NLA Community Heritage Program
2020 – 2024: Australian Musuems and Galleries Association (Victoria) Digital Training & CMS Development
CONTACT INFORMATION
Maxine HoldenPrincipal
NSW
Phone: +61 417 554 708
OPERATION AND STAFFING
Year Commenced: 2005Number of Staff: 3
AICCM member: N/A
GST Registered?: No
ABN: 33 628 744 907