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<\/a>The main goal of this training activity was to promote prevention as a strategic priority for the protection of cultural heritage<\/strong> in the current context, which shows that preventive conservation is a key element for preservation of this heritage. So much so that the Museu Nacional d\u2019Art de Catalunya has recently included the elaboration of its own Preventive Conservation Plan in its Strategy and Action Plan 2019-2022\/2029<\/a>, and the Catalan Museums Plan<\/a> is currently developing the points that make reference to this discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thirty conservators took part on\nthe course, and the training was eminently practical. The main goal was to put\ninto practice the methodological model developed by IPCE, in which the\nPreventive Conservation Plan becomes a management tool around which the\nconservation strategy for the collections of an institution is articulated in\nthe short, medium and long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In its approach, the plan seeks to make compatible the uses\nof the collections with their conservation<\/strong>, and to facilitate their access\nwith the least possible risk, by means of the programming of continuous efforts\nover time and getting the most out of the resources available. In this way, it\nintegrates the principles of sustainability,\nresource optimization and accessibility<\/strong> into the conservation strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once the methodological model was presented, the aim was to give the\ncourse a practical approach in such a way that the thirty attendees could put\ninto practice the theoretical knowledge gained. To do so, three museum spaces\nwere selected: a storage room, a part of the permanent exhibition and, finally,\na space -currently closed to the public- to study its feasibility as an exhibition\nroom. In order to develop this practical part, the information provided by\nvarious departments of the museum, especially the Department of Infrastructure\nand General Services, was essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the theoretical presentation of the working method, the course\nparticipants worked hard for four days, to take in the documentation received\nand address the various stages of execution of a Preventive Conservation Plan,\nby presenting and discussing the results obtained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the last session, the working groups presented the final results,\nwhich comprised the risk assessment and a proposal of actions and protocols for\nthe control of the threats identified in each of the three spaces selected for\nthe practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With this structure, the aim was to achieve the main goal of the\ncourse, working in a practical way according to a specific methodology and with\na teamwork dynamic, essential for the development and implementation of a preventive\nconservation strategy in any museum institution. The response from the attendees\nwas very enthusiastic and participatory, so the results were very useful for\neveryone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juan Antonio Herr\u00e1ez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conservation Scientist. Responsible of the Preventive Conservation Department at IPCE (Cultural Heritage Institute of Spain).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Juan Antonio Herr\u00e1ez During the week of 7-11 October, all around the museum facilities one could see many conservators without their characteristic white lab coats. 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