Preventive conservation strategies for protection of organic objects in museums, historic buildings and archives.

Project Information

MASTER

Grant agreement ID: EVK4-CT-2002-00093

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2003

End date 31 January 2006

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 529 890,00

EU contribution € 1 181 405,00

Coordinated by

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH
Norway

Objective

This project aims to provide conservator staff at museums, historic buildings and archives with a new preventive conservation strategy for the protection of cultural property, based on an early warning system assessing the environmental impact on organic objects. Current approaches to preventive conservation of organic objects will be reviewed through consultation with end-users. The early warning system contains of two steps: 1 monitoring the rate of decay by an effect sensor for organic materials. 2. If decay is observed passive optical chemical sensors will be used to determine the concentration of major impact factors. Combined information on the contribution of different components together with the knowledge on chemical deterioration of organic objects will be the second stage with information on the possible causes and sources of the potential damages. Based on this information new preventive conservation strategies will be developed.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Instituttveien 18 ; 2027 KJELLER ; Norway
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Stefan Meier Strasse 21 ; 79104 FREIBURG (IN BREISGAU)
• Total cost: No data

HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hampton Court Palace ; KT8 9AU EAST/WEST MOLESEY
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL MUSEUM IN KRAKOW

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Al. 3 Maja 1 ; 30 062 KRAKOW
• Total cost: No data

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Politechneioupolis ; 73100 HANIA - CRETE
• Total cost: No data

TROENDELAG FOLK MUSEUM

Norway

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Riiser Larsens vei 16 ; 7020 TRONDHEIM
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Gower Street, Torrington Place Site ; WC1E 6BT LONDON
• Total cost: No data

WUERTTEMBERGISCHES LANDESMUSEUM

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Schlossstrasse 96 ; 70176 STUTTGART
• Total cost: No data