Monitoring Michelangelo’s “Pietà Rondanini” The diagnostic and monitoring activity of the sculpted surfaces of the Pietà was performed during the last conservation intervention. The long term periodic monitoring of the marble has been carried out since then, in order to evaluate any possible chromatic alteration, as well as the influence […]
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Mi fuma il cervello, self-portrait by di Alighiero Boetti This bronze statue by Alighiero Boetti represent a very peculiar case study because, when it is exposed to the public, it is subjected to unusual critical conditions. The high temperature and the continuous formation of scale deposits make protection quite difficult […]
Diagnostic for the conservation of bronze statues of the “Cimitero Monumentale” The research team supports the restorers along all the restoration steps of a series of bronze statues of the “Cimitero Monumentale” of Milan, including: pre-operative diagnosis with non-invasive methods and micro-destructive evaluation of cleaning methods and protection, post-restoration monitoring. […]
Agar gel applications for the sustainable cleaning of stone surfaces Cleaning is a fundamental phase of the conservation and maintenance activity of the cultural heritage. It is required to be highly effective in the removal of undesired deposits, controllable, and completely respectful of the substrate. According to these principles, a […]
The characterization of aged standard polymeric materials The research activity is about the characterization of standard polymeric materials used in design and contemporary art in order to study patterns and mechanisms of degradation. The multi-analytical diagnostic tests are carried out on selected materials preliminary artificially aged under mild solar conditions. […]
Multi-analytical investigation of design objects and contemporary artworks The research provides methods of micro-and non-invasive investigation for the study of the preservation state of design objects and contemporary artworks. The conservation of plastic artefacts is complex and challenging due to several factors such as their short lifetime, the wide variety […]