Interested in researching art in your personal collection?

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has a list of helpful resources for research and care of your art.

Other resources for researching your art include:

  • ArtNet
  • Artprice (subscription services available when used in the Mary and Edwin Fine Arts Library)
  • AskART (subscription services available when used in the Mary and Edwin Fine Arts Library)
  • Find Art Info

The KIA cannot provide appraisals or authenticate artwork.

Please visit one of these, or other, organizations to find an appraiser in your area:

International Society of Appraisers
303 West Madison Street, Suite 2650
Chicago, Illinois   60606-3396
Phone: (312) 981-6778
Fax: (312) 265-2908
www.isa-appraisers.org

Appraisers Association of America
386 Park Avenue South, Suite 2000
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 889-5404
www.appraisersassociation.org

American Society of Appraisers
555 Herndon Parkway, Suite 125
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: (800) 272-8258
www.appraisers.org

For conservation inquires please contact:

American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
1717 K Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 452-9545
FAX:  (202) 452-9328
E-mail: 
www.conservation-us.org