Co-funded by:
Mentored by:

Advanced materials for cultural heritage storage

Keywords: Cultural heritage packaging, advanced materials, VOC, embedded sensors, cultural heritage deterioration database, data collection and management system

Objectives:

  • Develop materials and packaging elements for transport and long term storage (possibly presentation/exhibition) of CH objects
  • Develop a database of degradation responses of CH materials to deteriorating environmental factors
  • Develop general-purpose material with integrated sensors for safe storage of CH objects
  • Develop a system for data collection and management, and an alert system based on this data
  • Create a comprehensive risk analysis and policy recommendations for use of the developed materials/cultural heritage storage systems