fair isle preservation services

*Disaster Management

*Mount Building 

* Storage Solutions 

* Pest Management 

* Preventive Conservation 

* Object Preservation

Fair Isle Preservation Services, LLC, in association with the North Western Kansas Museum Coalition, was awarded a Dale G. Hansen Foundation Grant. With this grant FIPS will provide services to  eleven NW KS small museums to  increase best practices and provide preservation services to the small museums that serve their communities.

*This mount is the perfect example of  something that should never be in a museum. Due to lack of resources, FIPS was able to make this an inert mount and part of the permanent exhibit.*

"Fair Isle Preservation Services offers an ideal solution for smaller museums looking for expert assistance. Affordable, accessible, friendly! We have been so grateful for Jenny's expertise while developing our new exhibits!" 

Jayne Humphrey Pearce

President, Fort Wallace Memorial Association

"I had the distinct privilege of meeting and consulting with the founder and lead consultant of Fair Isle Preservation Services, Jennifer Tracz, last fall at a symposium at the Fort Wallace Museum.  With her excellent educational background ...her qualifications are excellent. Moreover, Ms. Tracz"s passion for preserving material culture artifacts and art objects motivates and drives her work."

Michael R. Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture/Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Does FIPS come to my location?

     Yes. Our immediate area is KS, OK, NE, & CO. We will be happy to travel as far as you need us. Trip charges do apply.

Do you combine services?

  Yes. We do provide multiple services dependent on each museums needs.

Do you provide mount and preservation supplies?

No. We do not provide supplies, but we do help source those supplies.

Do you build mounts with supplies that I already have?

Yes. FIPS is experienced with working with many materials, even ones that are not inert.  (See Grant Recipient image)

Do you help us get funding?

  FIPS does have experience writing grants and would welcome the opportunity to work with your institution to secure funding.

Do you offer textile conservation services?

FIPS is considered preservation conservation. We do not repair, remove stains or do any other conservation work at this time. We are working towards offering those services in the future.