Firm Information
Background
Aegis Restauro, LLC (www.aegisrestauro.com) is an award-winning art and architecture conservation firm based in central New Jersey. Directed by Zbigniew Pietruszewski and Joanna Pietruszewski, it has served private and public collections for over twenty years. Aegis Restauro specializes in the conservation and preservation of works of art, historic artifacts, historic architectural structures and architectural elements.
The firm has two divisions.
The Architectural Conservation, Restoration and Historic Preservation Division, headed by Zbigniew Pietruszewski, provides the full range of services for the preservation of historic buildings, architectural ornamental elements and art, outdoor sculpture and monuments including:
- Condition assessment
- Treatment planning
- Maintenance recommendations
- Treatment documentation
- Cleaning
- Surface consolidation
- Structural stabilization
- Desalination of stone
- Patination of metals
- Application of protective coating
- Repointing
- Dutchman repairs
- Composite patching and crack injection
- Repairs and reconstruction
- Visual integration of the surface
- Treatment of polychrome and gilded surfaces
The Fine Art Conservation and Restoration Division, led by Joanna Pietruszewski, provides conservation services for artistic and historic objects (especially works of art on paper, paintings and objects other than architectural elements) connected to or independent of work undertaken by the Architectural Division. Ms. Pietruszewski also oversees conservation research and documentation for all conservation projects.
Clients
Aegis Restauro clientele includes local state and national governments, architectural firms, and other private and public corporations including:
- City of Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Parks and Recreation, City of New York, New York
- Department of Property Management and Construction, State of New Jersey
- National Park Service (including Regional Agencies in Maine, Arkansas and New York)
- Texas Historical Commission
- Parks and Recreation Department, City of Houston, Texas
- Planning, Design and Architecture Department, City of Dallas, Texas
- Parks and Recreation Department, City of Fort Worth, Texas
- United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
- The Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
- Farewells, Mills and Gatsch Architects, Princeton, New Jersey
- Leland Torrence Architects, New Haven, Connecticut
Aegis Restauro has received national recognition for their work, including:
- Historic Preservation Award, Historical Society of Princeton, 2007
For conservation of the Princeton Battle Monument, Princeton, New Jersey
- National Preservation Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2003
For the Restoration Monuments in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas
- Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Dallas 2001
For outstanding contributions to the preservation and revitalization of architectural and cultural resources in Dallas, Texas.
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