Conservation house
The Conservation House is an Omani institution bearing the slogan “We give the manuscript another life.” It maintains and simulates old manuscripts and publications. It has qualified staff in processing, restoring and binding old manuscripts and publications, as well as preparing the preservation places according to the standards followed globally in this regard. In addition to contributing in the preparation of exhibitions, museums and manuscripts preservation places.
The numbers of what we have maintained
During the past three years;
The Conservation House has maintained (1503) manuscript books and more than (2533) printed books,
belonging to 155 Omani manuscript treasuries, most of them sustain high injuries of first and second degree.
Strategic Vision
To be a center of excellence in preservation and conservation of manuscripts.
Mission
To sterilize, treat, conserve, bind manuscripts as well as cooperate with the relevant stakeholders to compile and enrich historical scientific recourses.
Motto
We give the manuscript another life !
Objectives
Assisting in preservation of Oman’s historical identity through restoration, binding.
Providing community general awareness on method and the importance of preserving this national wealth.
Our Participations
Our unique works at the national level
The Conservation House has a variety of unique works at the national level, the most important of which are: manufacturing acid-free, high purity paper according to international specifications for manuscripts conservation.
It also has a qualified staff who are capable of conserving manuscripts leathers, which are considered an integral part of the identity of the manuscript.
In addition to sealing the leathers of the Omani manuscript books with the Omani seal, and other books with their traditional seals, by pressing as was carried out in the past, not by burning.
Its staff also possess the necessary knowledge of sewing manuscript books in the traditional Omani way that was used in the past, and weaving them using the same stitches that was used in Omani manuscripts.
Weaving is considered an extinct craft that the Conservation House staff succeeded in reviving.
The Conservation House staff also possess the necessary knowledge to manufacture safe boxes for manuscript books, free of acidity, according to international specifications, without the use of pins, nails or harmful materials.
They are also capable of perfectly simulating manuscript books, i.e. making exact copies of them.
In addition, they have developed mechanisms to remove most types of thermal packaging from papers, which usually lead to damage and destruction in case they are not removed.
Our achievements at the national level
Our insinuation began its activities in book maintenance work since 1993 as a voluntary work, after which it won the Sultan Qaboos Award for Voluntary Work in its first session in 2011 in the maintenance of manuscripts and publications. It also won the Cultural Creativity Award as the best cultural project in 2018 from the Omani Society for Writers and Literates.
The Conservation House project was transformed from a voluntary to commercial organization on November 5th, 2015.
Categories which our organization is their best choice
The Conservation House is an excellent option for people do not want anyone to know that they possess such treasure under the pretext that they are private documents; Thus, the Conservation House is an excellent option for them instead of keeping these materials in an unhealthy environment that leads to damage. The institution is also an ideal choice for people who are seeking high quality work in a short time.