Heritage Collections

Restore focuses on managing and preserving collections to ensure their longevity and accessibility. By digitising physical materials and creating detailed inventories with robust metadata, we bring collections to life for wider audiences.

We assist with collection access and outreach, connecting communities with their heritage while assessing and highlighting the cultural significance of items.

Our services encompass expert collection management, disaster preparedness planning, and risk assessments to safeguard collections against potential threats.

We also capture oral histories and design engaging exhibitions and interpretation materials, ensuring collections are not only preserved but actively celebrated and understood by diverse audiences.

  • A Zeutschel OS 14000 A1 scanner with a large flatbed scanning surface, beneath which a detailed map is being scanned. A computer monitor is mounted nearby displaying scanning software.

    Digitisation

    Converting physical collections into digital formats to safeguard and expand accessibility.

  • Person holding a booklet with samples of chocolate bars in a workspace with a keyboard, mouse, mug, and computer monitor.

    Inventory + Cataloging

    Systematically organizing and documenting collections for efficient management.

  • A study or library room with a large wooden bookshelf filled with books in the background and a wooden table in the foreground. A laptop on the table displays a video editing or animation software with a video of an older man with white hair and a beard.

    Metadata

    Creating detailed and accurate descriptions to enhance discoverability and research value.

  • A person wearing gloves is working with a concrete mold, possibly preparing it for further use. The mold has inscriptions and a design, and the person appears to be smoothing or aligning parts of the mold on a white surface with some tape and paper notes visible in the background.

    Collection access and Outreach

    Connecting communities with heritage collections through innovative access strategies.

  • Top-down view of a table with different bricks, a wooden figure, a plastic bag with an item, a black strap, a pair of glasses, and a small tag, with part of a person's head and shoulders visible at the top.

    Collection Significance Assessment

    Evaluating the cultural, historical, and social value of collections.

  • Architectural blueprint of a house's west elevation showing demolition and reconstruction plans, including removal of verandah, brick wall, and door, with notes and legend for demolition and preservation.

    Collection Management

    Developing and implementing best practices for the care and organization of collections.

  • Close-up of a stone building's architectural detail showing different colored and textured stones arranged in a pattern with arched and triangular shapes.

    Risk Assessment and Disaster preperation

    Preparing collections to withstand potential hazards and emergencies.

  • Group of women and girls on a boat deck under a large bridge, with city skyline in the background.

    Oral History

    Capturing and preserving personal stories

  • A framed sign reading 'Delivery of Letters A to L M to Z' hangs above a store counter where an elderly woman with glasses and a red sweater inspects a vintage newspaper or magazine.

    Curation and Exhibition Design

  • A collage of numerous books, magazines, and printed materials arranged in a grid pattern, featuring a variety of colors, titles, and cover designs.

    Interpretation design