Individuals and organizations providing restoration of artworks services

Restoration of works of art is a highly specialized job that requires a high level of expertise. And this expertise is most often associated with a specific medium.   

Please note that only a small minority of individuals and organizations actively involved in art restoration are listed here.   For a complete list of members of the Canadian Association of Professional Conservators who accept private contracts, consult the membership directory.

Remember:

• Restoration of works of art is a highly specialized job that requires significant technical expertise. A botched restoration can cause almost irreparable damage to your work. It is, therefore, important to assess the quality of the expertise of the person you wish to entrust your work and get both a detailed description of the work to be carried on and accurate estimate of the costs involved. See to that effect on the CAPC website flap with tips on "Finding a Conservator".
• You must restore for the right reasons. If you want to find and extend the original condition of your work, perfect. If you would thereby increase the market value of your artwork, forget it.   Most high-level collectors will prefer to acquire a work that has not been restored.
• The Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC) maintains a current directory of its member.  This directory, among other things, specifies the conservator's area of specialization as well as whether or not he or she accepts private contracts.
• The Canadian Conservation Institute is a center of expertise in conservation and conservation science.   It does not offer its services directly to collectors. By cons, he published many brochures and information notes that can help preserve your works.
• The "Centre de conservation du Québec", in addition to direct services it can offer to collectors, keeps up to date some interesting tools for collectors, including a "Glossaire visuel des altérations sur les œuvres d’art" (only available in French). Very useful when one wishes to communicate effectively with domain experts.