Services
What we do
From conservation to consulting, all of our services are tailored to meet the needs of our clients. At the heart of our services is the conservation and restoration of culture and heritage. We assess, conserve, and restore artworks, objects, and monuments, including archaeological objects and built heritage.
Our services
Our four service areas encompass the key disciplines of cultural heritage conservation and restoration.
Fine & Decorative Arts
The Fine and Decorative Arts team restores and conserves works of art in a diverse range of mediums. Our conservators are experts in their field and passionate about their work.
We provide treatments on all types of painting mediums and on surfaces including canvas, wood, glass and metal. We restore common problems as well as undertaking more complex restoration.
Our conservators provide a wide range of conservation treatments for works on paper, including watercolours, prints, archival materials, manuscripts, plans, wallpaper, screens, photographs and books.
Our conservators tailor treatments for small indoor and outdoor sculptures working with materials including metal, stone, wood, plastics, ceramics, glass and fibreglass.
We work on a variety of textiles conserving family heirloom samplers, tapestries, soft furnishings, military and sports memorabilia, to ethnographic costumes and theatre furnishings.
We repair and restore a wide variety of antiques, furniture and wooden objects, ranging from Australian colonial and antique European furniture to ethnographic items and contemporary pieces.
Our frame conservators repair and restore a wide range of antique and contemporary frames including carving, gilded surfaces, gesso, composition and metal.
Objects, Outdoor & Built Heritage
Our Objects, Outdoor and Built Heritage team restore and conserve heritage sites and buildings, and the objects, art and monuments within them.
Our conservators work on a huge range of objects, from functional artefacts to works of art. We have treated ornamental swords, celestial globes, glass sculptures, ceramics and ethnographic objects.
Our team has a wealth of expertise in the conservation and management of archaeological sites and remains. We solve complex conservation challenges before, during and after excavation.
Our projects are wide ranging, from historic interiors to high-rise building facades. Our expertise lie in the surface finish including paintwork, plaster, gilding, wallpaper, metal, and stone.
Our specialists treat both interior and exterior murals for common problems such as flaking paint, fading and graffiti, as well as having the expertise to uncover murals from overpainted surfaces.
We deliver conservation and relocation solutions for monuments including war memorials, historic gun displays, honour boards, sculptures and fountains.
We create tailored treatment plans for public art pieces ensuring both the construction materials and the environment in which the pieces are located are taken into consideration.
Our team has significant expertise in conservation treatment for industrial heritage. Our projects include industrial sites as well as cranes, trains, aeroplane interiors, car and carriage exteriors.
Museum & Gallery Services
Our specialists support institutions with their collection care and management, providing expertise and project management to document, track, store and maintain collections in optimum condition.
Our collection experts advise on and implement the latest technological advances for object tracking of collections using the Smarttrack RFID and Locafi solutions.
Our team are expert in the Fortecho art protection system, a cutting-edge art and object security solution for museums and galleries.
We provide tailored solutions and strategic advice to help manage collections of cultural and heritage materials. Our clients include public and private organisations, as well as individuals.
We provide cataloguing services to enable collections to be tracked and managed effectively. Important data and images are collated and placed within a collection management system.
We assess collections for conservation requirements, including planning and overseeing the implementation of comprehensive conservation programs.
Our conservators provide tailored treatment for public art pieces taking into consideration both their construction materials and the environment in which the pieces are located.
We provide strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on collections and heritage sites. Our specialists help collections to manage their environment and reduce energy costs and emissions.
Our team is fully versed in the latest developments of digitising collections to get quality results.
Collection Services
ICS provides a range of specialist services to support institutions, insurers and other collection owners in the ongoing care of cultural heritage, including expert response to emergencies.
Our conservators are fully trained in the specialist area of safely handling and treating mould-affected objects in collections and offer mould awareness training courses for cultural institutions.
Disasters do happen. We support collections by creating disaster plans to navigate these events. We have the expertise to manage collections from the earliest stages of a disaster recovery process.
Artefacts often require custom solutions to enable their safe display. Our team can fabricate custom mounts in a range of materials and finishes to suit your display requirements.
We provide preventive conservation strategies to reduce the risk of damage to an object or collection by addressing the causes of deterioration.
Our team is trained and qualified to safely handle the hazardous materials that can be found in heritage materials, including asbestos, arsenic, radioactive materials, lead and mould.
We collaborate with clients to provide expert technical solutions, underpinned by effective use of resources and project management processes. We can deliver large or complex jobs around Australia.
Our team is trained to use this noninvasive and climate-friendly technique to rid collections of their pest infestations through the deprival of oxygen.
We specialise in navigating the fine art insurance process, ensuring the best outcomes for insurance companies, individuals and importantly the artworks themselves.
Artists conserved
We have conserved the work of many Australian and international artists, both renowned and emerging.
- Alexander McKenzie
- Arthur Boyd
- Arthur Streeton
- Charles Blackman
- Damien Hirst
- Ellioth Gruner
- Eugene Von Guerard
- Fiona Lowry
- Fred Williams
- Grace Cossington Smith
- Hans Heyson
- Henry Matisse
- Henry Moore
- Jeffrey Smart
- Jessie Emily Scarvell
- John Coburn
- John Glover
- Lindy Lee
- Lloyd Rees
- Norman Lindsay
- Paula Dawson
- Peter Brughel
- Peter Godwin
- Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
- Pro Hart
- Robert Dickerson
- Rover Thomas
- Rubery Bennett
- Salvatore Zofrea
- Sidney Nolan
- Tom Roberts
- William Dobell
Talk to us
Passionate about conserving art and cultural heritage
Our expert team would love to help you find solutions to your conservation and heritage needs. Get in touch today.