Helen Delacretaz, Museum Consultant & Appraiser

An accomplished senior museum leader, Helen holds almost 30 years of museological expertise in curation, collection management, collection acquisitions, and exhibition development and production. She is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers for both Fine Art and Antiques, Furniture & Decorative Art. Her areas of expertise are broad including (but not limited to) Canadian and international fine art, Indigenous art (First Nations, Inuit and Metis), contemporary studio craft and historical ceramics.

Helen works with museums, art galleries, collectors and corporations providing professional assistance with Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board and Charitable donation appraisals, market appraisals, insurance and estate appraisals, collections management and curation. She also advises clients on collection dispersal including through sale or charitable donation, helping them to navigate what can be a complex process.

Helen holds Masters degrees in Fine & Decorative Arts (Sotheby’s Institute, London) and Art History, Islamic Art (University of Victoria, British Columbia). Formerly, she was Director, Exhibitions for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), one of Canada’s national museums. Before joining the CMHR in September 2014, Helen was Chief Curator at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Helen established her own museum consulting and appraisal business in 2014 and this became her full-time passion upon returning home to Vancouver Island in 2022.