Conceção do plano de conservação preventiva aplicado a uma coleção etnográfica do Museu de Berlim

: Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto

Abstract

This report describes the internship activity carried out in the area of Conservation and Restoration, applied to Ethnography in the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto. The objective was to study and preventive conservation of a 216 piece collection, initiated by historical and cultural research, survey of conservation status based on inventory records and a descriptive analysis with the aid of examination and analysis methods. From the collection, three different pieces were selected for conservation treatments. Posteriorly, a technical and material description of the entire collection was carried out, and a descriptive memory of the conservation interventions carried out, as well as aspects relating to the collection reserve, was made. The accomplishment of these tasks contributed significantly to the institution's perception and awareness of the state of conservation of the collection, as well as the execution and presentation of extremely useful conservation and restoration documents in the study of museum collections. An in-depth study of the ambiental conditions, materials, arrangement, and spatial organization of a reserve of ethnographic and biological anthropology collections provided information that had not been so concretely considered. The resourcefulness of this work in an internship context not only contributed to the advancement and knowledge of methodologies and considerations to be taken into consideration by a museological entity regarding the preventive conservation of an ethnographic collection, but also instructed the intern in a professional way, placing him in real situations and difficulties that have to be solved in the best way, always respecting the principles and values of each piece and of each regent museum. The learning gained through an experience of this character not only applies to the technical knowledge achieved, but also to a personal evolution regarding group work, multidisciplinary and inter-help between professionals from various scientific areas.

Date of Award	22 Jan 2020
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Aguiar (Supervisor) & Rita Gaspar (Co-Supervisor)