Cultural Heritage
At Déantán, we provide a comprehensive range of professional services tailored to support archaeologists, museums, and heritage projects. Whether you're an archaeologist with a backlog, a museum planning an exhibition, or a researcher needing post-excavation support, Déantán offers expert, reliable, and tailored services to meet your needs.
Curatorial Support
Our Curatorial Support Service at Déantán offers specialist expertise to museums, galleries, and cultural institutions in developing, managing, and interpreting collections. We assist with exhibition planning, object research, interpretive content development, and cataloguing, ensuring that curatorial projects are informed, accessible, and culturally responsive. Whether supporting temporary exhibitions or long-term displays, our service is tailored to meet the unique needs of each institution and audience.
Collections Management Support
At Déantán, we offer tailored collections management support to help institutions care for, document, and optimise access to their collections. Whether developing inventories, improving storage solutions, or advising on digitisation, our services are designed to align with the specific needs and priorities of each client. We work closely with teams to ensure that collections are managed efficiently, ethically, and in accordance with sector best practices—supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic goals.
Research & Report Writing
At Déantán, we provide research and report writing services that are purpose-built to support our clients’ project goals—whether for exhibitions, strategic planning, funding applications, or community engagement. Our work spans historical and material culture research, interpretive writing, policy development, and archival analysis. Each report is clearly structured, rigorously sourced, and tailored to the specific context and objectives of the project, ensuring that the final product is both practical and impactful.
Policy & Procedures
Our Policy and Procedures Support service helps organisations establish clear, practical, and sector-aligned frameworks for managing collections, exhibitions, and community engagement. At Déantán, we work collaboratively with clients to develop or update documentation that reflects their values, legal obligations, and operational needs. Whether creating governance policies, acquisition guidelines, or collections care procedures, we ensure that every document supports sustainable and accountable heritage practice.
Education & Outreach
At Déantán, we support the development of meaningful education and outreach initiatives that connect audiences with cultural heritage in accessible and inclusive ways. From designing learning materials and workshops to advising on audience engagement strategies, our services are tailored to amplify the impact of our clients’ projects. We work with museums, cultural institutions, and community groups to create programming that aligns with their educational goals while fostering participation, curiosity, and dialogue.