Hog & Fitch

Hog and Fitch are Angela Bell and Margaret Reid. Together we bring 35 years of professional experience working with a range of historic collections in museums, art galleries, and historic buildings – and a passion and care for what we do.

We use our experience to select the correct cleaning approach for the unique needs of each object. It's all about getting the right balance between removing harmful dust and dirt, but not causing abrasion in the process,

Our focus is on preventive conservation; we are not conservators and we will notify you if we see anything which requires a conservator's input.

Hog & Fitch offer the following services:

• Conservation cleaning, working to existing programmes or devising new routines
• Object handling, moving and packing
• Condition reporting, inventory checking and associated documentation
• Assistance with inventory photography and associated documentation
• Supervising volunteers in preventive conservation roles
• Conservation engagement sessions during open hours and events or via blogs, talks, demonstrations, articles or social media
• Emergency procedures training and documentation
• Pest management routines and associated documentation
• General assistance in times of staff shortages, including front of house activities
• Training in preventive conservation and conservation cleaning techniques

Whether it's one precious object from your personal collection, or a complete historic interior, we're happy to talk about how we can help.