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The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

The thrill of a win 🏆

Julian Bickersteth AO and the conservation team behind our nominated projects attended last week's National Trust NSW Heritage Awards ceremony in Pyrmont.

We are delighted to share that several of our projects made it to the podium!

Winner of the Objects and Interiors category…
Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

AND Highly commended in the same category…
The Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney
Link to the projects in the comments.

Not to forget the Architecture Award Winner...
The Lands by Capella – entered by Hassell in collaboration with Purcell Architecture. This adaptive reuse project in the heart of Sydney’s CBD was the result of many minds and many hands coming together. ICS contributed through paint analysis to determine historic paint schemes, along with assessments of internal finishes, helping inform and support the broader conservation and restoration process.

It is always impressive to see the quality of projects over the last year in Sydney and NSW, and to be in their number is humbling.
A big congratulations to all involved!🙌

Images:
1: Dr Shrief Eissa, Alis Jitarescu, Julian Bickersteth AO
4: The Dream Team – Julian Bickersteth AO, Matt Crawford (Crawfords Casting), Jenny Snowdon, Alis Jitarescu, Dr Shrief Eissa, Richard Silink, Keir Bayley

2 days till the National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards…

The ICS team is looking forward to this great annual opportunity to celebrate best practice heritage conservation, not least because we are involved in 3 projects shortlisted in the same category!

Asking which one we would like to win is akin to asking a parent which is their favourite child.

So in no order of preference, our nominated projects for the Interiors and Objects category are:

Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

'Joy' Statue Darlinghurst - entered by City of Sydney

Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney

2 days till the National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards…

The ICS team is looking forward to this great annual opportunity to celebrate best practice heritage conservation, not least because we are involved in 3 projects shortlisted in the same category!

Asking which one we would like to win is akin to asking a parent which is their favourite child.

So in no order of preference, our nominated projects for the Interiors and Objects category are:

Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

'Joy' Statue Darlinghurst - entered by City of Sydney

Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney

2 days till the National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards…

The ICS team is looking forward to this great annual opportunity to celebrate best practice heritage conservation, not least because we are involved in 3 projects shortlisted in the same category!

Asking which one we would like to win is akin to asking a parent which is their favourite child.

So in no order of preference, our nominated projects for the Interiors and Objects category are:

Q Station Inscriptions Conservation, Manly – entered by Q Station and International Conservation Services

'Joy' Statue Darlinghurst - entered by City of Sydney

Chinatown Ceremonial Gates, Haymarket – entered by City of Sydney

From the conservation lab to the gallery wall...

It’s been a few months since the Newcastle Art Gallery reopened to fanfare, proudly displaying its $40 million expansion.
Now the dust has settled, it is time to celebrate and share the 2 years it took to bring the artworks to this momentous moment.
Starting in May 2024 and continuing until the gallery’s reopening, ICS has been working behind the scenes to assess the collection and ready it for its new space.
300 treated artworks later, and our teams from Sydney and Melbourne were thrilled to stand next to the artworks they conserved in the new gallery spaces.

Photos:
Alis Jitarescu, Principal Conservator, Paintings & Decorative Arts, Sydney
Francesca Elia, Painting Conservator, Sydney
Eden Christian, Senior Conservator & Team Leader, Fine Arts, Melbourne

From the conservation lab to the gallery wall...

It’s been a few months since the Newcastle Art Gallery reopened to fanfare, proudly displaying its $40 million expansion.
Now the dust has settled, it is time to celebrate and share the 2 years it took to bring the artworks to this momentous moment.
Starting in May 2024 and continuing until the gallery’s reopening, ICS has been working behind the scenes to assess the collection and ready it for its new space.
300 treated artworks later, and our teams from Sydney and Melbourne were thrilled to stand next to the artworks they conserved in the new gallery spaces.

Photos:
Alis Jitarescu, Principal Conservator, Paintings & Decorative Arts, Sydney
Francesca Elia, Painting Conservator, Sydney
Eden Christian, Senior Conservator & Team Leader, Fine Arts, Melbourne

From the conservation lab to the gallery wall...

It’s been a few months since the Newcastle Art Gallery reopened to fanfare, proudly displaying its $40 million expansion.
Now the dust has settled, it is time to celebrate and share the 2 years it took to bring the artworks to this momentous moment.
Starting in May 2024 and continuing until the gallery’s reopening, ICS has been working behind the scenes to assess the collection and ready it for its new space.
300 treated artworks later, and our teams from Sydney and Melbourne were thrilled to stand next to the artworks they conserved in the new gallery spaces.

Photos:
Alis Jitarescu, Principal Conservator, Paintings & Decorative Arts, Sydney
Francesca Elia, Painting Conservator, Sydney
Eden Christian, Senior Conservator & Team Leader, Fine Arts, Melbourne

From the conservation lab to the gallery wall...

It’s been a few months since the Newcastle Art Gallery reopened to fanfare, proudly displaying its $40 million expansion.
Now the dust has settled, it is time to celebrate and share the 2 years it took to bring the artworks to this momentous moment.
Starting in May 2024 and continuing until the gallery’s reopening, ICS has been working behind the scenes to assess the collection and ready it for its new space.
300 treated artworks later, and our teams from Sydney and Melbourne were thrilled to stand next to the artworks they conserved in the new gallery spaces.

Photos:
Alis Jitarescu, Principal Conservator, Paintings & Decorative Arts, Sydney
Francesca Elia, Painting Conservator, Sydney
Eden Christian, Senior Conservator & Team Leader, Fine Arts, Melbourne

From the conservation lab to the gallery wall...

It’s been a few months since the Newcastle Art Gallery reopened to fanfare, proudly displaying its $40 million expansion.
Now the dust has settled, it is time to celebrate and share the 2 years it took to bring the artworks to this momentous moment.
Starting in May 2024 and continuing until the gallery’s reopening, ICS has been working behind the scenes to assess the collection and ready it for its new space.
300 treated artworks later, and our teams from Sydney and Melbourne were thrilled to stand next to the artworks they conserved in the new gallery spaces.

Photos:
Alis Jitarescu, Principal Conservator, Paintings & Decorative Arts, Sydney
Francesca Elia, Painting Conservator, Sydney
Eden Christian, Senior Conservator & Team Leader, Fine Arts, Melbourne

We were delighted to welcome members of the National Trust for a tour of the Melbourne laboratory in Burwood. 🔬🖼️

Members were able to see artworks up close and ask questions while the conservators talked about current treatments, including a few pieces from the National Trust!

#Internationalconservationservices #ICS #ICSMelbourne #conservation #artconservation #nationaltrustaustralia #nationaltrustvictoria #nationaltrust

We were delighted to welcome members of the National Trust for a tour of the Melbourne laboratory in Burwood. 🔬🖼️

Members were able to see artworks up close and ask questions while the conservators talked about current treatments, including a few pieces from the National Trust!

#Internationalconservationservices #ICS #ICSMelbourne #conservation #artconservation #nationaltrustaustralia #nationaltrustvictoria #nationaltrust

We were delighted to welcome members of the National Trust for a tour of the Melbourne laboratory in Burwood. 🔬🖼️

Members were able to see artworks up close and ask questions while the conservators talked about current treatments, including a few pieces from the National Trust!

#Internationalconservationservices #ICS #ICSMelbourne #conservation #artconservation #nationaltrustaustralia #nationaltrustvictoria #nationaltrust

We were delighted to welcome members of the National Trust for a tour of the Melbourne laboratory in Burwood. 🔬🖼️

Members were able to see artworks up close and ask questions while the conservators talked about current treatments, including a few pieces from the National Trust!

#Internationalconservationservices #ICS #ICSMelbourne #conservation #artconservation #nationaltrustaustralia #nationaltrustvictoria #nationaltrust

We were delighted to welcome members of the National Trust for a tour of the Melbourne laboratory in Burwood. 🔬🖼️

Members were able to see artworks up close and ask questions while the conservators talked about current treatments, including a few pieces from the National Trust!

#Internationalconservationservices #ICS #ICSMelbourne #conservation #artconservation #nationaltrustaustralia #nationaltrustvictoria #nationaltrust

Ready for Anzac Day 🌱

“Sailors and Ships” by Ante Dabro, located on Anzac Parade in Canberra, stands as the Royal Australian Navy Memorial. The bronze sculpture honours the service and sacrifice of naval personnel, both those who have lost their lives and those who continue to serve.
ICS Canberra worked with BGIS and the NCA to prepare the memorial for the 2026 Anzac Day services and parades.The memorial plays a central role in the National Commemorative Service and the RSL ACT Branch Veterans’ March each Anzac Day.
Today, the memorial stands proud, ready for its day of remembrance.
Lest we forget.

#InternationalConservationServices #AnzacDay #MemorialConservation

A rare National Trust NSW musical manuscript brought back to life 🎵

A handwritten 1734 music manuscript with a fascinating history recently underwent conservation at ICS to clean and ensure its longevity.

Carefully compiled in the 1730s by two young women of the Scottish upper classes, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight. It was rediscovered over 200 years later at Riversdale Homestead in Goulburn – tucked away inside a piano.

Now conserved, the manuscript is on display at Riversdale, where visitors can explore its origins and the remarkable story of the women behind it, connected through their love of music.

Photo credit: The manuscript and piano by Nick Nicholson
The conservation funded by the Copland Foundation.

A rare National Trust NSW musical manuscript brought back to life 🎵

A handwritten 1734 music manuscript with a fascinating history recently underwent conservation at ICS to clean and ensure its longevity.

Carefully compiled in the 1730s by two young women of the Scottish upper classes, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight. It was rediscovered over 200 years later at Riversdale Homestead in Goulburn – tucked away inside a piano.

Now conserved, the manuscript is on display at Riversdale, where visitors can explore its origins and the remarkable story of the women behind it, connected through their love of music.

Photo credit: The manuscript and piano by Nick Nicholson
The conservation funded by the Copland Foundation.

A rare National Trust NSW musical manuscript brought back to life 🎵

A handwritten 1734 music manuscript with a fascinating history recently underwent conservation at ICS to clean and ensure its longevity.

Carefully compiled in the 1730s by two young women of the Scottish upper classes, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight. It was rediscovered over 200 years later at Riversdale Homestead in Goulburn – tucked away inside a piano.

Now conserved, the manuscript is on display at Riversdale, where visitors can explore its origins and the remarkable story of the women behind it, connected through their love of music.

Photo credit: The manuscript and piano by Nick Nicholson
The conservation funded by the Copland Foundation.

A rare National Trust NSW musical manuscript brought back to life 🎵

A handwritten 1734 music manuscript with a fascinating history recently underwent conservation at ICS to clean and ensure its longevity.

Carefully compiled in the 1730s by two young women of the Scottish upper classes, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight. It was rediscovered over 200 years later at Riversdale Homestead in Goulburn – tucked away inside a piano.

Now conserved, the manuscript is on display at Riversdale, where visitors can explore its origins and the remarkable story of the women behind it, connected through their love of music.

Photo credit: The manuscript and piano by Nick Nicholson
The conservation funded by the Copland Foundation.

A rare National Trust NSW musical manuscript brought back to life 🎵

A handwritten 1734 music manuscript with a fascinating history recently underwent conservation at ICS to clean and ensure its longevity.

Carefully compiled in the 1730s by two young women of the Scottish upper classes, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight. It was rediscovered over 200 years later at Riversdale Homestead in Goulburn – tucked away inside a piano.

Now conserved, the manuscript is on display at Riversdale, where visitors can explore its origins and the remarkable story of the women behind it, connected through their love of music.

Photo credit: The manuscript and piano by Nick Nicholson
The conservation funded by the Copland Foundation.

A rare National Trust NSW musical manuscript brought back to life 🎵

A handwritten 1734 music manuscript with a fascinating history recently underwent conservation at ICS to clean and ensure its longevity.

Carefully compiled in the 1730s by two young women of the Scottish upper classes, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight. It was rediscovered over 200 years later at Riversdale Homestead in Goulburn – tucked away inside a piano.

Now conserved, the manuscript is on display at Riversdale, where visitors can explore its origins and the remarkable story of the women behind it, connected through their love of music.

Photo credit: The manuscript and piano by Nick Nicholson
The conservation funded by the Copland Foundation.

Celebrating our new partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 🎉

ICS Melbourne is proud to join forces with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) as a key conservation partner, supporting the ongoing preservation and care of the state’s cultural heritage.

Our conservators are already at work on significant pieces from Como House & Garden, South Yarra. Built in 1847, this remarkable town mansion blends Australian Regency and classic Italianate architecture. As Australia’s first house museum, its interiors reflect the evolving tastes and lifestyles of the Armytage family, who called Como home for 95 years.

Eden Christian is currently conserving a delightful tilt-top table inlaid with mother-of-pearl, while Christina Ritschel is working on a beautifully beaded prayer stool from the collection.
We look forward to sharing more from this collaboration as the work progresses.

Celebrating our new partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 🎉

ICS Melbourne is proud to join forces with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) as a key conservation partner, supporting the ongoing preservation and care of the state’s cultural heritage.

Our conservators are already at work on significant pieces from Como House & Garden, South Yarra. Built in 1847, this remarkable town mansion blends Australian Regency and classic Italianate architecture. As Australia’s first house museum, its interiors reflect the evolving tastes and lifestyles of the Armytage family, who called Como home for 95 years.

Eden Christian is currently conserving a delightful tilt-top table inlaid with mother-of-pearl, while Christina Ritschel is working on a beautifully beaded prayer stool from the collection.
We look forward to sharing more from this collaboration as the work progresses.

Celebrating our new partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 🎉

ICS Melbourne is proud to join forces with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) as a key conservation partner, supporting the ongoing preservation and care of the state’s cultural heritage.

Our conservators are already at work on significant pieces from Como House & Garden, South Yarra. Built in 1847, this remarkable town mansion blends Australian Regency and classic Italianate architecture. As Australia’s first house museum, its interiors reflect the evolving tastes and lifestyles of the Armytage family, who called Como home for 95 years.

Eden Christian is currently conserving a delightful tilt-top table inlaid with mother-of-pearl, while Christina Ritschel is working on a beautifully beaded prayer stool from the collection.
We look forward to sharing more from this collaboration as the work progresses.

Celebrating our new partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 🎉

ICS Melbourne is proud to join forces with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) as a key conservation partner, supporting the ongoing preservation and care of the state’s cultural heritage.

Our conservators are already at work on significant pieces from Como House & Garden, South Yarra. Built in 1847, this remarkable town mansion blends Australian Regency and classic Italianate architecture. As Australia’s first house museum, its interiors reflect the evolving tastes and lifestyles of the Armytage family, who called Como home for 95 years.

Eden Christian is currently conserving a delightful tilt-top table inlaid with mother-of-pearl, while Christina Ritschel is working on a beautifully beaded prayer stool from the collection.
We look forward to sharing more from this collaboration as the work progresses.

Hidden away in a forest,
in a space-aged aluminium shed,
is a children’s whimsical wonderland.🌳

Built in 1960, this children’s forest cubby was hand painted by the acclaimed children’s illustrators Walter Cunningham and Noela Young.

The magical illustrations consist of fairies, and all manner of Australian animals going about their important everyday business such as housekeeping, playing music and eating dewdrop ice creams.

Our conservators carefully treated areas of water staining, consolidated areas of loss and flaking, and overpainting designs, to bring back the details of the charming characters. The cubby is now ready to delight the next generation of children.

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSSydney #PaintingConservation

Learn about an unexpected discovery behind one of our beloved works of art by Grace Crowley in our collection!

🫶 We'd like to thank our friends at International Conservation Services who undertook this surprising conservation project while our collection was in offsite storage during our major expansion.

You can now see 'Still life' c1938, on display in our fully reopened Gallery! 🖼️

🎥Video by @dukescreations

@ics_conservation

Rufus Brash (Cultural Collections Management Officer, Newcastle Museum) was a wonderful temporary addition to the ICS Sydney team💫

ICS supports training and education in the conservation and museum sector, recognising the importance of continued learning and nurturing emerging talent.

Providing hands-on experience is another meaningful way we can support institutions across Australia in preserving their collections and making informed decisions.

@newcastlemuseum

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSSydney #PreventiveConservation #CollectionServices

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

Satisfying before and after 🫧

ICS Perth gave Palissandro by Alexander at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery a deep clean.

Named after the luxurious Italian marble, the sculpture had developed iron staining from bore water exposure, along with black and green lichen growth.

Using a specialist poulticing method, the stone was carefully restored, and the results speak for themselves.✨

#InternationalConservationServices #ICSPerth #SculptureConservation

ICS conservators head to Papua New Guinea ✈️

Matteo Volonté, Head of Paintings Conservation, recently travelled to Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Australian War Memorial to treat Native Bearers Carrying Wounded by Sir William Dargie CBE.

Painted by one of Australia’s most renowned portraitists and official war artists, the work is currently on loan to the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) in Port Moresby, where it is on display in the Kokoda Gallery WWII.

On site, Matteo carried out a detailed condition assessment followed by a maintenance clean, alongside targeted consolidation and retouching. Our work ensures the painting’s ongoing stability and presentation for visitors.

It is a privilege to support the care of such a significant work and to strengthen international partnerships.

Images:
1: 'Native Bearers Carrying Wounded' on display at PNG NMAG with Andrew Connelly and Anthony Parak
2: The painting removed from the gallery and ready for treatment
3+4: Matteo Volonté during treatment

#InternationalConservationServices #ICS #PaintingConservation

ICS conservators head to Papua New Guinea ✈️

Matteo Volonté, Head of Paintings Conservation, recently travelled to Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Australian War Memorial to treat Native Bearers Carrying Wounded by Sir William Dargie CBE.

Painted by one of Australia’s most renowned portraitists and official war artists, the work is currently on loan to the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) in Port Moresby, where it is on display in the Kokoda Gallery WWII.

On site, Matteo carried out a detailed condition assessment followed by a maintenance clean, alongside targeted consolidation and retouching. Our work ensures the painting’s ongoing stability and presentation for visitors.

It is a privilege to support the care of such a significant work and to strengthen international partnerships.

Images:
1: 'Native Bearers Carrying Wounded' on display at PNG NMAG with Andrew Connelly and Anthony Parak
2: The painting removed from the gallery and ready for treatment
3+4: Matteo Volonté during treatment

#InternationalConservationServices #ICS #PaintingConservation

ICS conservators head to Papua New Guinea ✈️

Matteo Volonté, Head of Paintings Conservation, recently travelled to Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Australian War Memorial to treat Native Bearers Carrying Wounded by Sir William Dargie CBE.

Painted by one of Australia’s most renowned portraitists and official war artists, the work is currently on loan to the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) in Port Moresby, where it is on display in the Kokoda Gallery WWII.

On site, Matteo carried out a detailed condition assessment followed by a maintenance clean, alongside targeted consolidation and retouching. Our work ensures the painting’s ongoing stability and presentation for visitors.

It is a privilege to support the care of such a significant work and to strengthen international partnerships.

Images:
1: 'Native Bearers Carrying Wounded' on display at PNG NMAG with Andrew Connelly and Anthony Parak
2: The painting removed from the gallery and ready for treatment
3+4: Matteo Volonté during treatment

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ICS conservators head to Papua New Guinea ✈️

Matteo Volonté, Head of Paintings Conservation, recently travelled to Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Australian War Memorial to treat Native Bearers Carrying Wounded by Sir William Dargie CBE.

Painted by one of Australia’s most renowned portraitists and official war artists, the work is currently on loan to the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) in Port Moresby, where it is on display in the Kokoda Gallery WWII.

On site, Matteo carried out a detailed condition assessment followed by a maintenance clean, alongside targeted consolidation and retouching. Our work ensures the painting’s ongoing stability and presentation for visitors.

It is a privilege to support the care of such a significant work and to strengthen international partnerships.

Images:
1: 'Native Bearers Carrying Wounded' on display at PNG NMAG with Andrew Connelly and Anthony Parak
2: The painting removed from the gallery and ready for treatment
3+4: Matteo Volonté during treatment

#InternationalConservationServices #ICS #PaintingConservation