The work on the Palma, which originally served as a fountain, was characterised by a careful study and analysis phase, aimed at deepening the knowledge of the complex construction techniques and materials, the conservation history and the current state of conservation. The operations began with the delicate dismantling of the work which, after being freed from the posthumous concrete base, was transported to the laboratories. La Palma was subjected to an extremely analytical documentation process and, subsequently, was subjected to surface cleaning operations from copper corrosion products, protective precedents and surface deposits.

The work was made possible thanks to the support of the Rotary Club Milano Aquileia.

The Center has collaborated with MUDEC in Milan with an extraordinary maintenance intervention on a series of ethnographic artifacts belonging to the museum collection, in view of the new exhibition layout of the Museum of Cultures.

The intervention project was multidisciplinary and involved the laboratories of Wooden Furniture, Textiles, Metals, Chemistry, Glass and the Scientific Laboratories of the Center.

The work on 10 of the 14 stained-glass windows that make up the decorative cycle of the Baptistery of Pisa involved the laboratory staff for over a year. Various techniques of execution have been found on the artefacts in relation to the various authors and numerous previous restorations have been identified, between the end of the nineteenth century and the second post-war period. The restoration, under the supervision of the ISCR, has made it possible to provide detailed documentation of the various techniques used and the conservation history of the stained glass windows. The main operations included the cleaning of surfaces and the replacement of damaged or no longer adequate plumbing. The integration of the gaps was carried out according to a methodology that combines the aesthetic aspect with the criteria of recognisability.