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Industry

Museums & Cultural Institutions

The Met, MoMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Newark Museum, and dozens of institutions across the tri-state. Artifact conservation, building facade restoration, and exhibition cleaning at premium rates.
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MUSEUM GRADE
  • EPA RRP LEAD-SAFE
  • ANSI Z136.1 LSO
  • OSHA-AWARE PLANNING
  • NY PROJECT REQUIREMENTS REVIEWED
  • FULLY INSURED

The Challenge

Museums and cultural institutions hold irreplaceable objects and occupy architecturally significant buildings. Conservation cleaning must be precise, controllable, and completely reversible in its effects on the surrounding substrate. Sandblasting and chemical cleaning fail this standard. Laser cleaning meets it.

Applications

USE CASE 01

Artifact Conservation

Clean bronze, marble, stone, ceramic, and metal artifacts. Remove surface accretions, oxidation, and old conservation treatments. Adjustable laser parameters allow layer-by-layer removal for maximum control.
USE CASE 02

Building Facade Restoration

Clean the exterior masonry, stone, and metalwork of museum buildings. Remove pollution deposits and biological growth. Non-contact. No water penetration. Cleaning methods selected in accordance with applicable Secretary of the Interior’s guidance, using the gentlest means possible.
USE CASE 03

Exhibition and Gallery Maintenance

Clean architectural metalwork, stone floors, bronze fixtures, and decorative elements within gallery spaces. The process does not create an abrasive-media dust cloud or add chemical stripper. Source capture, controlled access, ventilation, housekeeping, and protection of adjacent artworks remain part of the site-specific plan.
Per hour (conservation rate)
$ 0 +
Chemical residue
0
Contact with substrate
0

Layer

By layer control

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. We work under conservator direction and follow treatment protocols established by the institution conservation department. We also work directly with facilities teams on building maintenance cleaning.
Conservation and artifact cleaning is billed at $400-$600/hour reflecting the precision, documentation, and care required. Building facade and infrastructure cleaning is billed at our standard industrial rates ($250-$350/hour).

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Building and facade restoration.

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House of worship restoration.

Universities

Campus building maintenance.

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