International Heritage Conservation (IHC)

About Founder

Ms. Priya Kapoor is the Founder Director of International Heritage Conservation and a distinguished art conservator specializing in the preservation of organic materials. She pursued PhD in Storage Design and Preservation of Organic Artifacts in Tropical Climates and an MA in Conservation & Restoration of Works of Art from the National Museum Institute, New Delhi, along with a Gold Medal in BFA (Sculpture) from the Government College of Art, Chandigarh.

She has received advanced training at leading international institutions, including the Victoria & Albert Museum and Tate Britain, London, under the Charles Wallace India Trust Conservation Award. She has also trained extensively in scientific methods for art examination—such as multispectral imaging, microscopy, radiography, and spectroscopy—at Cultural Heritage Science Open Source, Italy.

Our Expertise

Conservation &
Restoration

Conservation services for paintings, paper works, manuscripts, textiles, and organic objects using internationally accepted, reversible methods, on-site or in our conservation studio.

Preventive
Conservation

Focuses on environmental monitoring, pest management, emergency response, disaster recovery, condition surveys, damage assessment, & detailed photographic documentation to prevent deterioration.

Collection & Storage Solutions

include art and archive storage, museum collection management, safe handling of sensitive materials, and support for implementing digital cataloguing and database systems.

Art Consultancy & Auth. Acquisition of Artworks

International Heritage Conservation provides specialised art consultancy to guide clients in acquiring genuine and historically significant works of art.

Our Services

Collection assessment and survey

In a collection comprising of diverse art objects, the preventive measures necessary are different for different artworks, and unless stored appropriately, their condition can rapidly deteriorate.

Preservation and storage planning

We provide consultancy for the longevity and preservation of art objects and to minimize the need for expensive remedial conservation treatment.

Storage design for art, archive and antiquity

After risk and information analysis, a storage space for art, antiquity and archival materials is designed in view of available space with minimum resource possible.

Environmental monitoring of art and heritage objects

IHC has the necessary instrumentation for measuring relative humidity, temperature, illumination levels and ultraviolet radiation levels that are extensively.

Integrated pest
management

Integrated pest management or integrated pest control (IPC) aims to identify subterranean termites, rodents, ants, insects and spiders,

Risk
assessment

Risk assessment entails restoration measures to avert damage or at least limit the extent of the damage of the artworks. When assessing the risks

Documentation

Documentation is essential in managing collections, as it facilitates easy identification of an artwork in a standardized manner. A number of details form a part

Annual maintenance
contract

Our expertise and knowledge in preservation and restoration enables us to provide institutions with services for safeguarding the collections at museums

Analysis and
research

At IHC we offer technical investigation for artworks by employing scientific instruments to identify the components of an artwork.

Authentication
of art

With an array of analytical and scholarly tools at our disposal, we specialize in authentication and attribution studies of artworks.

Conservation laboratory and unit

At the International Heritage Conservation Lab (IHCL), we employ a variety of equipment and tools for restoring artworks that contribute to their longevity and durability

Workshops and Training

Lectures and workshops on art history, art conservation, restoration and specific techniques are frequently conducted in association with national and international

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Testimonials

Priya Kapoor, Director of International Heritage Conservation, applies internationally recognised, time-tested conservation methods supported by scientific research. Our collection benefited significantly from her rigorous and ethical approach.

Mr Hardev Singh Akoi

Director , Imperial Hotel, Delhi

Under Priya Kapoor’s leadership, restoration decisions were informed by material analysis, historical research, and established conservation principles, ensuring long-term preservation.

Gallery Splash

Gurugram

A thoughtful mentorship program that bridges artistic practice with conservation knowledge.

Anu Bajaj

Gallerist

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