Art, History, Collections Care, and Conservation
Holistic Collections Care
No two pieces of art are identical, and their long-term care should reflect the artist’s original intention. At Pacific Coast Conservation, we execute time-sensitive interventions for aging or damaged artwork and artifacts, as well as the ongoing management of holistic collections. This dual approach to our work both protects the invaluable cultural heritage of an object and safeguards its value over time. From prominent institutions to individual collectors, we have helped countless clients preserve the history and integrity of their acquisitions through our deep knowledge of collections care and conservation techniques
In The News
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Lawrence Preservation Alliance - Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery teamed up with PCC over the past year and received a LPA Preservation in Progress (PIP) award. Which is a program that recognizes local residents or groups who have performed preservation work that improves a structure, promotes preservation concepts or sets the stage for future preservation efforts. Congratulations Oak Hill!!
https://lawrencepreservation.org/award-winners/oak-hill-cemetery
Aurora set to renovate 'Ghost Trolley'
Ghost Trolley by Lawrence Argent
https://original.newsbreak.com/@david-heitz-561257/2561893156771-aurora-set-to-renovate-ghost-trolley?s=ws_em
Golden, CO - Howdy Folks!
https://issuu.com/cityofgolden/docs/informerjuly2021
Colorado Springs - General Palmer Maintenance
Chancey Bush/ The Gazette
USC Today - USC Sculpture Cleaning
Experts from the Pacific Coast Conservation company use specialized techniques to clean historic art pieces.
https://news.usc.edu/156634/tommy-trojan-usc-statues-cleaning/
Scotty’s Castle, Death Valley National Park, California
In mid-October of 2015, the Scotty’s Castle Historic District survived a 100 year flood event, which in turn, caused a mudslide and destroyed the utility systems that support the museum and visitor center functions, leaving the house and its delicate artifacts vulnerable to the elements and other exterior threats. The historic site is a National Register property, managed by the National Park Service. In September of 2016, Pacific Coast Conservation facilitated the movement of the collection, to inventory, pack, and ship approximately 12,000 museum objects In order to complete the repairs and to protect the museum collection. Within 6 months, approximately 12,000 museum objects were removed from the site and relocated to museum quality storage. Pacific Coast Conservation, teamed up with US Art, a premier national art handling company, and will be inventorying, packing, shipping, storing, and ultimately returning and re-installing all artifacts within the museum in 3-5 years.
https://www.facebook.com/DeathValleyNPS/videos/1678457035511905/