Amanda Thompson,PhD

based in Providence RI/Narragansett homelands

art services

I offer support to museums, archives, private collectors, and artists in Providence and throughout Southern New England and the Northeast.

Services include:

  • Research, including related to provenance and Nagpra compliance
  • Grant writing for collections care and projects
  • Writing and editing for museums and artists
  • Collection cataloging
  • Inventory
  • Database creation and management
  • Storage planning
  • Photography
  • Managing installations, conservation, framing, packing, and fine art shipping
  • Acting as agent between artists, collectors, museums

Why me?

I have over twenty years of experience in exhibit and collections management working for museums including:

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • The Jewish Museum
  • Museum for African Art
  • New-York Historical Society

I currently serve on the Board of Rhode Island’s Tomaquag Museum, where I chair the Collections Committee and collaborate in developing policies, professionalizing collections management practices, and advancing Nagpra compliance.

Please contact me to discuss any project needs.