The ICI-Mehrangarh Art Conservation Center (IMAC) was set up in 1996, in collaboration with the Mehrangarh Museum Trust and the conservation division of INTACH (The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage). The establishment of the laboratory is a significant step towards the conservation and restoration of art and architecture not only in Mehrangarh and Jodhpur but the entire western Rajasthan region. In a short span of time IMAC has helped Mehrangarh greatly. Restoration and conservation work has been carried out in Takhat Vilas and the Phool Mahal, two of the museum's principal period rooms. The wall murals in both these rooms were damaged by water seepage and dust and light. The seepage problem has been successfully tackled. The wooden ceilings in Takhat Vilas and Moti Mahal were badly damaged by termites. The termites have been removed, the ceilings repaired, and measures taken to prevent it from happening again. IMAC has also identified and addressed the routine conservation needs of the museum and the collections. The Reserve Collection is now fumigated regularly with insecticides and pesticides and other material given preventive treatment to avoid any kind of deterioration.

The restoration of the Zenana Palaces was also undertaken during this period with the assistance, financial and technical, of the German Foreign Ministry. The cleaning completed, restoration work is under execution. Damaged jharokhas or arches and jaalis or friezes are being replaced with new ones and the water-proofing of the terrace of the complex is under way.

The Chokelao Palace has also received much needed attention and the water-proofing of the roof has been completed. The entire palace structure has been strengthened. The restoration of the spectacular murals inside the palace, badly affected by water seepage, has now been taken up.

The Trust, with IMAC, has taken up a project to re-vitalize the traditional water-bodies of Jodhpur in collaboration with INTACH. The traditional water system of Jodhpur was exceedingly well planned and sufficiently served the needs of the city. But in recent years negligence and ignorance, have damaged it greatly.

The Jaswant Thada, the marble shrine built in 1895 by Jaswant Singh II's Maharani, the royal cremation grounds, was maintained by the State Government since 1949 and has recently been handed over to the Trust. Over the years it was subjected to much vandalism and negligence. A comprehensive project is now under way to re-vitalize the complex, including the gardens.