Services

Conservation and Restoration

• Books and Paper

  • Single graphic documents, Books, Works of Art.

• Paintings

• Particularly from 18th-21th centuries.

• Different binders and various supports.

• Photography

• Proofs; Negatives; Slides; Direct positives.

• Synthetic polymeric materials

• Plastics; Rubbers; Films; Fibres.

Condition Reports

We make the evaluation of the current condition of objects and collections. Being qualified to assess the state of conservation of the most varied types of objects and collections.

Preventive Conservation

Monitoring the environmental conditions of your storage and exhibition space by measuring:

• Temperature and Relative Humidity

• Illumination, Radiation

• Pollutants and Particles, Etc.

Assessment and identification of spaces and surfaces with microbiological contamination and development of integrated pest control plans.

Design and adaptation of exhibition systems conceived to ensure optimal climatic conditions for the preservation of artworks.

Consulting

We can help you define conservation priorities for your collection and predict the associated risks, as well as assess and improve the preservation conditions of your storage and exhibition space.

Technical Studies & Analyses

Photographic documentation using different wavelengths (Infrared and Ultraviolet).

Preparation and analysis of cross-sections or fibres using Optical Microscopy.

Access to equipment and analytical instrumentation at DCR (NOVA) and other partner institutions for characterisation of materials and techniques:

• µ-EDXRF

• FTIR-ATR

• µ-Raman

Training

We develop seminars and workshops for professionals from the field of cultural heritage. And can also develop customised training courses, according to the needs of your institution.

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TEAM

Catarina Gonçalves

Since 2022 Catarina is head of book and paper conservation at the NEON. She holds a bachelor (2008) and master degree (2010) in Conservation and Restoration from NOVA School of Science and Technology, specializing in book and paper conservation. Between 2011 and 2017 she worked in the conservation and restoration of books/paper and preventive conservation at Institute for Tropical Scientific Research and National Museum of Natural History and Science/Museums of the University. From 2018 to 2019 she worked as a freelance book and paper conservator and trainer in this area. Between 2019 and 2022 she was part of the project “Horizontes cistercienses. Estudar e caracterizar um scriptorium medieval e a sua produção. Alcobaça. Identidades locais e uniformidade litúrgica em diálogo”.

Raquel Marques

Head of the painting conservation area at NEON since 2022. She has a degree (2012), master (2014) and PhD (2023) in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from NOVA School of Science and Technology. Between 2015 and 2017, she was awarded a Paintings Conservation Research Grant from DCR/FCT-UNL during which she developed practical treatment experience, worked on research projects as well as acting as a teaching assistant for Dr. Leslie Carlyle’s Bachelor’s  and Master’s courses. For 6 months she was a paintings conservation intern at Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL) in Maastricht, Netherlands. In 2017, she was awarded a CORES Programme grant to carry out collaborative PhD level research in Conservation and Restoration, between FCT-UNL and LAMS (Laboratoire d’Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale) in Paris. Her doctoral project focused on the study of film-formation defects in European 19th century oil paints that lead to paint failure and a loss of image integrity.