About our Museum Services
Freeman’s | Hindman provides our institutional partners with a dependable platform to connect to the global art market.
Freeman’s | Hindman’s Museum Services department is privileged to work with many important institutions throughout the United States and internationally. Whether assisting with valuations, deaccessions, acquisitions, or providing market insight, we are committed to creating tailored solutions and achieving the highest levels of success for our institutional partners.
Every institutional client receives direct access to a dedicated team of experts, each with specialized expertise and scholarship, in a broad range of categories from Post War and Contemporary Art, Modern Design, and Furniture and Decorative Arts to Antiquities and Ancient Art, Native American Art, and Books and Manuscripts. Freeman’s | Hindman’s team is fully equipped to assess and advise on collections of all sizes and genres. From national art museums to local historical societies, we provide a full suite of confidential and expert services catered to the unique needs of both public and private institutions.
Services Offered
- Full range of appraisal and valuation services
- Collection assessment, including advice on salability and market appeal of property and the general state of the art market
- Multiple buying and selling options, including auctions and private sale
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) guidance
- Assistance with events and programming, including participation in lectures and auctioneering
- Support for academic research and facilitating loan requests
- Media guidance