The Conservation Department consists of experienced staff with various qualifications. General expertise is provided for:

Conservation and restoration of objects (preventive and interventive conservation)
Teaching, training and upgrading (for students, trainees, in-house and external staff
Collection and object condition assessment and documentation
Purchase and acquisition advice
Primary object handling for new acquisitions
Advice on display design (light, climate, support and general design)
Conservation research
Advice and services for clients (e.g. museums in Malaysia and the region, ministries and governmental institutions,
private collectors and private museums)
Research and advice on movable and immovable cultural heritage
Advice and training on cultural-resource management
Expertise in a wide range of organic and inorganic materials
Photographic documentation and archiving