FBR_OC2_66 - ​Microbiological contamination in cultural heritage settings: shared experiences for better approaches

Portugal (PT)

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT(PT)
Bilateral initiative number:
PT-BI086
Initial cost:
€13,357
Initiative Types:
Capacity building and short-term training
Data collection
Publication
Workshop or seminar
Partners:
Universidade de Évora - Laboratório HERCULES(PT)
University Museum of Bergen(NO)
Programme:
Bilateral Fund
Programme areas:
Culture

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Description

This project aims to establish a network between Portuguese and Norwegian conservators and scientists dealing with biodeterioration of cultural heritage, through the collaborative assessment of microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) in the Sea Trade Archive from the University Library of Bergen and the University Museum of Bergen.

STA-ULB is part of the UNESCO documentary heritage and uniquely documents the activity of companies that traded in stock fish in Norway and Europe. These documents were used as a working instrument in the fishing industry and so were exposed to soiled and humid

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