Metal conservation.

Metal conservation involves specialty treatments that preserve art, artifacts, and architectural elements with metallic properties. Over time, metals deteriorate due to corrosion. Corrosion is caused when metal reacts with other substances, such as oxygen, hydrogen, electric current, or bacteria. Speed and degree of deterioration depend on relative humidity, air pollution, and especially for archeological objects, exposure to gasses in soil or water, pressure, salt levels, currents, and the role of both microscopic and macroscopic living organisms.

Our metal conservators analyze the underlying factors for deterioration. Mitigating treatments are guided by metalwork techniques and rigorous conservation processes.

Conservation Treatments

Extend the existence of a building, object, or work of art with customized conservation treatments.

We continuously advance safer, less invasive, and more environmentally friendly cleaning techniques for historic materials.

Collections Care

Preserve the value of important artwork from degradation and deterioration that inevitably occurs over time.

Metal Restoration

Learn about the complexities and the process of conserving interior and exterior metals and metal finishes.

Some examples.

9-11 Memorial Trident, Terrorist Screening Center

Atlantis Space Shuttle

Bodie State Historic Park Mining Artifacts

Clement Meadmore's Curls Sculpture

Cincinnati Union Terminal Metal

Japanese Field Cannons

Department Of Justice Aluminum Survey

El Dorado Zinc Lion

Stone Conservation

Delay deterioration, and replace and repair damaged stone to extend the life of stone-made cultural property.

Plaster Conservation

Ensuring that plaster substrates, ornament, and artwork are preserved and protected from future deterioration.