Services

Preserving what matters to you

Endangered Heritage provides collection support and conservation services to private collectors, museums, galleries, archives and libraries. Whether you are an inheritor of a precious heirloom, someone who needs artworks assessed for an insurance claim, or just someone who has old family films on formats which are no longer supported by devices, Endangered Heritage can help.

At Endangered Heritage, we aim to provide the same quality conservation services to your precious objects as we would the finest artworks in the National Gallery.

Conservation Services

Conservation stabilises an item, mitigating it against the agents of deterioration that cause ongoing damage (this often has the bonus effect of making an item look better). Conservation aims to do what’s best for an object, extending its longevity. Conservation preserves, protecting items from an ignoble demise via further neglect and disassociation from their stories, allowing them to be appreciated by future generations. Archaeological conservation has the same aim but is working in and on different conditions and materials. While in the ground, the environment is stable and the artefacts have generally stabilised within that environment. Once excavated and exposed to different and changing environmental conditions, artefacts can rapidly deteriorate. With a comprehensive understanding of both archaeology and conservation, Endangered Heritage can intercede in the deterioration process and stabilise artefacts of a multitude of material types before the research potential is lost. With more than 70 years combined experience, our highly experienced and specialised conservators treat a wide range of materials including Textiles, Paper, Books, Photographs, Paintings, Frames, Objects, Metals and Technology.

Museum and Collection Support

Endangered Heritage understands the needs of museums and private collections, and the value innate to all collections. Hence, we offer services such as collection and asset management, training and professional development opportunities, pre-purchase and pre-insurance assessment, and our small museum packs to help aid small museums and other similar organisations.
Not only do we offer our skills and services to the museum sector but also to collectors and lovers of fine art. Endangered Heritage is an independent 3rd party assessor for owners and brokers, helping to analyse the condition risk and ensure that repairs are to the highest standard.

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Disaster can strike any time 24/7. We get that and we care! While preparedness is key, having a good recovery is the next step to moving forward. It can be an overwhelming process, you may not even know where to start, but a simple call, email or booking is all you need to ask for our help. We can support you in the event of floods, fire, mould and mildew, insect infestations and vandalism or breakage. Don’t panic, just call our team and we will help!

International Engagement

At Endangered Heritage, we understand that the needs of national collections are just as important as those internationally. We can provide conservation advice for environmental, moveable and intangible heritage to international organisations, in good times and bad.

Our team is actively involved with various international organisations, with experience consulting for the Smithsonian and British Library, and reviewing UNESCO World Heritage Site listings.

Digital and Photography Services

At Endangered Heritage we offer a range of Digital and Photography services including Digital Restoration, Digitisation, Photography and Videography. A digital photograph restoration is the practice of restoring the appearance of the digital copy of a physical photograph that has been damaged, using a variety of image editing techniques to remove visible damage and effects of aging from the digital copies of a physical photograph. We can digitise a variety of formats, transform audio recordings on tape to digital and our professional filmmaker can record family stories, oral histories, last will and testimony etc.

Conservation Materials

Although some things in the conservation process should be left to the professionals, there are still some things that you can do on your own, BUT only with the right materials. Good conservation materials and tools of archival quality are often not very accessible as they are often hard to source in small quantities. In our efforts to make conservation more accessible to the public, Endangered Heritage has decided to play the role of a middleman, ordering these archival-grade materials in bulk and breaking them down into smaller and more accessible levels.