Painted mural arch with a row of figures beneath winged angels

Projects

Selected Work

Conservation in practice

We conserve paintings, wall paintings, sculpture, paper, textiles and stained glass for museums, institutions, places of worship and private collectors across India.

Portrait painting with a cleaned area revealing the face beneath dark varnish

Paintings

Reviving the surface of the artwork.

We conserve and restore oil, acrylic, tempera and other paintings on canvas, wood and board.

Projects includeRajkot · Malankara

Painted figure in a niche on a decorated column

Wall Paintings

Conserving the visual narrative of a place.

We conserve sacred and secular wall paintings in temples, heritage structures and public spaces.

Projects includeTanjore

Conservator working on a white marble sculpture

Sculpture

Recovering structure, craftsmanship.

We conserve and restore stone, wood, metal, clay and composite sculptures, from devotional icons to institutional artifacts.

Aged manuscript on a wooden surface

Manuscripts & Paper

Preserving the written record.

We conserve palm-leaf manuscripts, archival documents, prints, maps and rare books.

Damaged embroidered portrait of a man in a turban

Textiles

Caring for threads of history.

We conserve and restore historic garments, tapestries, ritual cloths and handwoven fabrics.

CIACH conservators working on stained glass panels at a table in a historic hall

Stained Glass

Preserving sacred light.

We restore historic windows and design and install new ones.

Projects includeLekshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara · St. Mary’s Church, with the Archaeological Survey of India · Madras High Court, Chennai · Senate House, University of Madras · Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad · Sampurnanand University, Varanasi · Kapurthala Sainik School, Punjab

Before and After

Drag the handle across each painting to compare it before and after conservation.

Mahatma Gandhi, before conservation

Mahatma Gandhi, after conservation

Lord Vishnu, before conservation

Lord Vishnu, after conservation

Portrait of a Woman, before conservation

Portrait of a Woman, after conservation

Figures in a Boat, before conservation

Figures in a Boat, after conservation

Mother and Child, before conservation

Mother and Child, after conservation

Portrait of a Maharaja, before conservation

Portrait of a Maharaja, after conservation

Two Women in a Garden, before conservation

Two Women in a Garden, after conservation

Rajasthani Battle Scene, before conservation

Rajasthani Battle Scene, after conservation

Standing Portrait, before conservation

Standing Portrait, after conservation

Seated Portrait, before conservation

Seated Portrait, after conservation

Krishna with a Cow, before conservation

Krishna with a Cow, after conservation

Girl with Puppies, before conservation

Girl with Puppies, after conservation

Your Art. Our Responsibility.

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