Analysis of the hygrothermal conditions of exhibition spaces for the display of archaeological assets from waterlogged and interstitial contexts. The case of the Multipurpose Room of the Portuguese National Centre for Nautical and Underwater Archaeology

Palabras clave: environmental monitoring, hygrothermal assessments, preventive conservation, nautical and underwater archaeology, CNANS

Resumen

Este artículo analiza las condiciones higrotérmicas de la sala polivalente (SP) del Centro Nacional de Arqueología Náutica y Subacuática (CNANS) en Lisboa. Las instalaciones del CNANS se encuentran en los edificios del depósito de la antigua Fábrica de Tabacos de Lisboa, en la localidad de Beato, en la zona este de la ciudad (junto al río Tajo). El estudio ambiental de este espacio se llevó a cabo en dos campañas de monitoreo, con dos meses de intervalo. Los datos se procesaron de acuerdo con la norma europea EN 15757: 2010 y a la luz de los límites a los daños climáticos de los artefactos de contextos arqueológicos anegados e intersticiales - un tema sin precedentes en Portugal. Se presentan y discuten los resultados de estos periodos de seguimiento. Las conclusiones muestran la importancia de la monitorización de las condiciones ambientales de los espacios con funciones museológicas en razón de las características deteriorativas y curativas de esta cultura material, con el fin de mejorar la calidad ambiental de su exposición apoyada en evidencias.

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Biografía del autor/a

João Henrique Marrocano, Antiques and Crafts

Bacharel em Conservação e Restauro, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, 2006. Licenciado em Conservação e Restauro, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar em 2008, Pós Graduado em Mercado da Arte e Colecionismo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2018. Conservador restaurador de Património Cultural e Artes Decorativas tem desenvolvido a sua atividade no âmbito da preservação de materiais orgânicos e dos seus revestimentos, para diversas instituições nacionais (públicas e privadas), de cariz patrimonial. Complementarmente tem produzido artigos e apresentações de investigação técnica, histórica e cientifica sobre bens culturais, artes decorativas portuguesas e conservação e restauro de bens arqueológicos subaquáticos. Principais interesses: tratados técnicos antigos relacionados com a produção e revestimento de Património Cultural, Artes Decorativas da Expansão e construção naval; história da conservação e restauro de materiais orgânicos e revestimentos; peritagem e avaliação de Artes Decorativas e Antiguidades.

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2025-10-02
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Marrocano, J. H. (2025). Analysis of the hygrothermal conditions of exhibition spaces for the display of archaeological assets from waterlogged and interstitial contexts. The case of the Multipurpose Room of the Portuguese National Centre for Nautical and Underwater Archaeology. Ge-Conservacion, 28(1), 82-93. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v28i1.1414