Objective Museums and historical sites in the Mediterranean region are made up of collections from Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, and Islamic periods that are witnesses to that past. However, objects made of metals tend to suffer the most in terms of their prese rvation. The high relative humidity and sea salt contained in the air does not help the situation, where if these metal objects are left untreated and unprotected they may become completely mineralised. The preventive strategy taken to avoid such losse s will differ from most European countries, since it is not practical to demand that such collections be housed in strict environmentally controlled areas or retreated on a regular basis, given the extent of such collections and the economies of these c ountries. Our project proposes to establish and promote a preventive strategy designed for the Mediterranean region by developing an approach to monitor and protect metals collections using state of the art portable scientific techniques and new corros ion inhibitors and/or coatings that are safe and effective to use. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcoholsengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialssocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systems Keywords Mediterranean region Metals collections conservation maintenance policy preventive strategy Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-B.2 - Protection and conservation of cultural heritage INCO-2002-B2.1 - Materials, artifacts, monuments and sites: new technologies and characterisation Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-MPC-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme NoE - Network of Excellence Coordinator TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ATHENS EU contribution No data Address Ag. Spyridonos AIGALEO Greece See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (20) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY- HELLAS Greece EU contribution No data Address Vassilika Vouton HERAKLION See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HERITAGE MALTA Malta EU contribution No data Address Old University Buildings, Merchants Street VALLETTA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SVUOM LTD. Czechia EU contribution No data Address U Mestanskeho pivovaru 934 PRAHA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LASER ENHANCED SCIENCE Egypt EU contribution No data Address El-Horrya, Heliopolis 2395 CAIRO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CERCLE DES PARTENAIRES DU PATRIMOINE LABORATOIRE DE RECHERCHE DES MONUMENTS HISTORIQUES France EU contribution No data Address 29 rue de Paris CHAMPS SUR MARNE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS" Greece EU contribution No data Address Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos AGHIA PARASKEVI, ATTIKIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data YARMOUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY Jordan EU contribution No data Address University Street IRBID See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY - MECHANICAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER Jordan EU contribution No data Address Ahmad Trawneh St., Al-Jubaiha AMMAN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POLITECNICO DI TORINO Italy EU contribution No data Address Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 TORINO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece EU contribution No data Address 9, Iroon Polytechniou Str. 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