Interior View at Fenway Studios, 1974
In 1972, Peter Williams/Museum Services began in the enclosed porch of an antique house on the South Shore of Boston. The firm was founded by Peter Williams, a former object conservator who had worked in the Research Laboratory of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. During the first year of business the company restored objects for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and Library, paintings for the Minnesota Bicentennial Exhibition, and a ship portrait for Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa, which had been given to the museum by the King of Norway.
In 1974, the firm moved to the historic Fenway Studios building in Boston, a National Historic Landmark. Since 1905, this "artistic beehive" has been the center of the "Boston School" of painting. In 1977 Jacquelyn Trombley, joined the firm and is now Senior Conservator. Over a period of nearly 25 years she has gained the rare and valuable experience of restoring paintings by many of the finest artists who have worked in our country from the colonial period into the early 20th century.

In 1985, the firm merged with Gustav Klimann Inc., which was one of the most established and highly regarded firms in New England at the time. Mr. Klimann held several patents on the vacuum press, which is used to line paintings, and his press is still in use today. Peter Williams and Mrs. Klimann were in partnership for many years after the death of Mr. Klimann. Today, Peter Williams/Museum Services has established ties with most of New England’s finest art galleries, collectors, auction houses and many smaller museums.

Peter Williams/Museum Services specializes in the conservation and restoration of 19th and early 20th century American and European oil paintings, murals and picture frames. Peter Williams, founder of the company, has a special expertise and interest in maritime paintings. We have been in located in the historic Fenway Studios building in Boston for over 25 years, and enjoy an outstanding reputation for quality, service and integrity, while serving most of the major art galleries, auction houses and private dealers in New England.