Fine Arts

Stations of the Cross St Agnes’ Church

ICS was engaged by St Agnes’ Catholic Church to undertake conservation treatment on the 14 Stations of the Cross and two sculptures of Mary and Jesus located inside St Agnes’ Catholic Church in Port Macquarie.

Fine Arts

Lit Sung Goong Temple, Cairns Cadcai Temple Drum

Founded in 1886/1887 in Cairns, the Lit Sung Goong (LSG) Temple fell into disrepair in the 1950s and was dismantled in 1964. Its collection of various Chinese artefacts was salvaged by the Chinese community.

Fine Arts

Wollongong Town Hall mural

Objects, Outdoor & Built Heritage

Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project

In 2018 archaeological excavations begun at the Melbourne CBD North Precinct for the Metro Tunnel Project

Fine Arts

QV Mag Furniture

ICS was engaged by Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QV Mag) after their furniture collection was damaged by flood. Conservators individually assessed and photographed each damaged piece of the collection. The collection is very diverse, with each piece featuring unique concerns that required individual treatment and transportation plans.

Collection Services

Forbo Floor Coverings in Old Parliament House

A project to protect heritage rubber and parquetry flooring

Fine Arts

Glebe War Memorial Restoration

The Glebe War Memorial was built in 1921 in honour of 174 local residents who served in the First World War.

Objects, Outdoor & Built Heritage

Winged Victory

Gilbert Doble’s (1880-1945) Winged Victory is a sculpture of Nike, the goddess of victory. It was created for the top of the Marrickville Soldiers’ Memorial in 1919 in honour of local soldiers.

Museum & Gallery Services

Australian Council for the Arts - Art Collection Hang

After relocating the Australia Council for the Arts’ art collection to a new premises in Pyrmont, Sydney, ICS designed and installed hanging display systems within the offices.

Collection Services

Digitisation of National Herbarium of NSW

ICS provided staff for the National Herbarium of NSWs’ project to digitise its collection of 1.4 million preserved plant specimens. Some dating back to Captain Cook’s landings in Australia in 1770.

Fine Arts

Sydney Opera House Coburn Curtains

The tapestries ‘The Curtain of the Sun’ and ‘The Curtain of the Moon’, are a spectacular part of the Sydney Opera House.

Fine Arts

Town Hall Air Raid Shelter Poster

In early 2014 a rare poster directing the way to an air raid shelter was discovered by workers carrying out refurbishment works at Town Hall Station.

Fine Arts

Portrait of Emily Phillips

ICS was engaged to provide conservation treatment to the portrait, which was in fair condition and had been previously treated.

Collection Services

ABC Studios, Old Parliament House, Canberra

The Old ABC Studios are cleaned and prepared for the public

Museum & Gallery Services

ANU Outdoor Sculpture Collection

The ANU’s collection of outdoor sculptures form an integral part of the University’s cultural landscape.

Objects, Outdoor & Built Heritage

The Melocco Room, Central Station

A fire at Sydney’s Central Station was the impetus for the restoration and conservation of this marvellous mid-century Melocco Brothers artwork.