Das Projekt "Strategy for the preservation of plastic artefacts in museum collections (POPART)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique durchgeführt. Objective: During the twentieth century artists have used plastics and synthetics to create important pieces that are recognized nowadays as masterpieces. Unfortunately some plastics are degrading faster than had been expected and their preservation constitutes a challenge. Their is a lack of knowledge and agreement about the way we can exhibit, clean and store them in order to lower their deterioration speed. The focus of this project will be on art museum collections created with synthetic polymers (typically cellulose nitrate and acetates, poly (vinyl chloride), poly (methyl metacrylate) with a special interest into polyurethanes objects or coatings) and will focus on three dimensional objects as these frequently exhibit physical degradation. The objective is to develop a European wide accepted strategy that improves preservation and maintenance of plastic objects in museum collections. Based on scientific studies and experiences gathered from partners, it is proposed to evaluate and establish recommended practices and risk associated for exhibiting, cleaning and storing these artefacts.
Das Projekt "Cultural heritage research meets practice (CHRESP)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Narodna in Univerzitetna Knjiznica durchgeführt. Objective: Organization of the 8th EC Conference on Cultural Heritage Research in Ljubljana in 2008 is proposed. Its main objectives are in accordance with the ones addressed in the Call: to foster exploitation and spin off of EU research results, through the demonstration of new technologies, tools and devices developed by the SMEs and industry in close cooperation with the scientists and for the benefit of the end-users, conservators and restorers, managers and owners of the cultural patrimony. The objectives will be reached by the oral presentations, posters, demonstration activities and training workshops, focusing on the presentation of the research results relating to the movable and immovable cultural heritage, landscapes and archaeology, policy impact assessment, technology and knowledge transfer, including education and life-long learning in the field of cultural heritage. Special attention will be devoted to the integration of the EC funded research with the other supporting schemes, in particular COST and Eureka, as well as pooling of expertise of the key players in the field, such as ECTP-FACH, ICOM-CC, ICOMOS, EUROPA NOSTRA, and others.