General Evaluation Surveys are undertaken to assess the condition of a monument or collection and the associated facilities and to provide potential recommendations to ensure preservation. CFAC reviews the collection, conditions and policies under which the collection is maintained. With the survey, CFAC produces a written and photographic report that includes an overview of the preservation environment and lists conservation issues and priorities. A General Evaluation Survey provides a summary of the preservation conditions under which the artwork and artifacts are kept and their impact on the collection at large.

Object Surveys focus on individual objects within a collection or portion of a collection. CFAC examines each specimen in detail and determines its condition and conservation requirements. Condition reports are prepared for each object and conservation recommendations are presented as needed. If an entire collection or portion of a collection is surveyed, CFAC provides an ordered priority list for objects requiring conservation intervention within the corpus. An Object Survey is an essential tool in collection management, assessing suitability for exhibition and loan, creating a preservation strategy and determining priority care and appropriate insurance coverage.