ABOUT ACL
ACL is a first-of-its-kind, State of the art Paper Conservation Laboratory in Pakistan that offers conservation and restoration services for all kinds of archival material. We are passionate about preserving and helping conserve our written history.
ACL provides services for preservation, restoration, and technical study of all kinds of historical material ranging from imprints on paper, manuscripts, letters, books drawings to maps and photographs.
The internationally trained and experienced Conservators and Collections care staff works together with our clients to assess in detail the project needs and meet restoration and longevity requirements of archives. The Laboratory is designed to provide an ideal work environment for completing archival restoration by controlling exposure to light fluctuations in temperature and relative humidity and pollutants.
Our conservators have been trained and worked in Italy conserving records and manuscripts from the 16th Century, as well as working nationally to record and preserve all historic research material of a part of Rashdi’s Memorial Library.
Archives Conservation Laboratories.
For over 5 years, Archives Conservation Laboratories providing services for both restoration and conservation work on historical material ranging from imprints on paper, manuscripts, letters, books drawing to maps and photographs for a national & international client base.
Archives Conservation Laboratories Pvt. Ltd started as a project under the umbrella of Rashdi’s Memorial Library in 2015.
In March 2020 ACL was registered as a Pvt. Ltd company and with its pilot project being cataloging and digitizing archives conserved by the Rashdi’s brothers.
Our Services
We Provide the best restoration and conservation services for all kind
of archival material for national and international client base.
Condition Report
De-Acidification
Sizing
Lining
Stain Removal
Conservation Treatment
Dry & Wet Cleaning
Mending
Reinforcing & Infills
Storage
Conservation Journey
Our Process
Step 1
Consultation & On-Site visit
We offer on-site visits as well as consultations in our lab, to assess the condition of the archives. Our highly skilled staff offers consultation for all kinds of writings and drawings on paper.
Step 2
Conservation Treatment Plans
Condition reports and proposals are then prepared to suggest the treatments to help prevent archives from further decay and damage.
step 3
Treatment
The archives are treated in a lab controlled environment to prevent further losses of historic writing and images on paper.
Step 4
Final Delivery
The archives are secured in customized storage boxes and arrangements are made for delivery and/or pickup.
OUR BLOGS
We share our experiences and projects in the form of Blog
Naukot Fort Mithi Tharparkar
Published in the upcoming volume of Sindh Antiquities Journal 2020, Publishers Culture Tourism Antiquities and Archives department, Govt of Sindh
Tharparkar, a barren desert land, scarce of water to many, a place to visit when it rains as it adorns a beautiful green cover after the monsoons, which attracts tourists to its famous Karoonjhar Hills. A beauty that it holds in the simplicity and vastness of its desert and the people inhabiting it, the abundance of naturals resources including granite and coal, its rich cultural diversity, and...
An Ode to Thar-Parkar
It was the mesmerizing beauty of Winder-mere that enabled William Wordsworth to pen down some of his most amazing poems, still important to English Literature. Or maybe it was the Beauty of the intricacies of craftsmanship that encouraged Amir Khusrau to deliver his famous lines: “Agar firdaus bar ru-yi zamin ast, Hamin ast, O Hamin ast, O Hamin ast” ( If there be a paradise on earth, its here,...
Detailed Analysis and Treatment Methods Of 1846 Book
By: Paras Shah San Gemini Preservation Studies 20/08/17 Name : Manuale dei Sott’ufficiali E Garabinieri Printed in : Roma Printer: Coi Tipi Di Gio. Battista Zampi Dimensions of Book: Width 105 mm Height 170 mm Thickness/Edge 20mm Material of Paper is Wove paper. Three supports visible on spine with thick knots. Quires in 4 bifolio show irregular stitching with single normal thread. Ink: they use...
OUR PORTFOLIO
Preserving and promoting all written heritage important to history.
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Thank you for your interest in our services. Please help us understand your request by including high-resolution photographs of the back and front of the archive, as well as close-ups of problem areas.
Please describe as best you can the problem areas and how the archive was damaged.
Head Office
54/2, 7th Street off khayabane Badban
DHA phase 5 Karachi
info@ar-cl.com
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