Technical sheet
Typology
Historic Interiors/Objects
Protection
Monumento de Interesse Público (2012)
Period Mural paintings: 20th century (1946-49)
Author(s)
Mural paintings: José de Almada Negreiros
Date
2023 - 2024
Service
Conservation-restoration
Work
Conservation-restoration of the mural paintings (2 triptychs) by Almada Negreiros and the stone surfaces in the main hall of the Maritime Station: In-depth technical characterisation, stabilisation of alterations and degradation patterns, and enhancement of the reading and fruition of the mural paintings.
Main activities: Technical characterisation, documentation, cleaning, consolidation, re-adhesion of pictorial scales, infilling, chromatic reintegration.
Areas
Main hall
Materials
Stone; Mural painting
Analyses
μ-FTIR; 3D-OM-Vis; MEV-EDX; Py-GC/MS (Laboratório Hércules)
Presentation
. 2024/11/18 – WMF Members Virtual Event: Alcântara and Rocha do Conde d'Óbidos Maritime Stations, Portugal (with WMF, IHA-FCSH-UNL e Nova Conservação)
. 2025/05/12 - "Paredes Mestras: A Conservação e Restauro dos Painéis de Júlio Pomar no Cinema Batalha e dos Painéis de Almada Negreiros na Gare Marítima da Rocha do Conde d’Óbidos" (4th Conference Academia Gulbenkian)
