Inventariação, manutenção e acondicionamento de coleções do núcleo museológico da Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto

Abstract

This work exposes the activities developed within the scope of the collection of the Museological Center of the Nursing School of Porto, within the scope of the curricular internship of the Master's Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, of the School of Arts, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The main areas of work were the review of the inventory and its computerization, as well as the identification of the state of conservation and maintenance of pieces of the collection on permanent display. Aspects of adequate packaging were also considered according to conservation and restoration parameters of science and technical collections, as is the case of the institutional collection addressed. The methodology applied for the elaboration of this work was based on a bibliographic research on the theme of collections in science and technology museums, in order to better understand the typologies and characteristics of the objects of this type of collections. The research also addressed issues of conservation and restoration, maintenance and mechanical cleaning of the pieces in the collection. Regarding the maintenance and packaging procedures, the knowledge acquired throughout the curricular part of the master's degree was applied and the good practices of conservation and restoration were followed, as well as the existing theoretical framework.

Date of Award	8 Sept 2025
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Laura Castro (Supervisor)