Registry of the composition of products used in restoration processes at the Museum

This project involves a study of the basic composition of the materials used in the Restoration Department of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. It also involves accelerated ageing studies on the selected materials in order to assess their susceptibility to possible changes in their properties, and the compilation of scientific and historical documentation on the evolution and uses of these products in the restoration of cultural artefacts.

The final objective is the creation of a computer database containing the commercial documentation provided by the manufacturers of these materials, the general results of the analytical studies undertaken on each of them, the accelerated ageing studies and the scientific and historical documentation on the use of these materials in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural artefacts.

The selection of products that has been made will mean that the information presented will be of wide-ranging use to professionals in this sector on an international level.