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18.03.2008 10:05

The Museum restores its patrimony

Aleix Santacana

The collection of sculptures and paintings in the FC Barcelona Museum is currently being restored and conserved.

When making an inventory of the content of the club museum, the need arose to restore some of the works of art contained there and that is precisely what is happening right now. The conservation work is focusing on the restoration of some of the pieces included in the collection.

Restoration of sculptures

The team leading the restoration of the sculptures is led by Javier Chillida, a man with ample experience of the field. Chillida speaks with pride in his work: “What we are doing is getting rid of any dust and remains of other substances on the sculptures. We are not making any kind of modifications with respect to what the artists originally wished to express”.

The sculptures under restoration are made from a variety of materials, including metal, marble, wood and steel, and are on show both inside and outside of the Camp Nou.

Work on paintings

The museum also contains a number of paintings, most of which were donated by different artists, many of whom were Catalans.

The man in charge of this part of the work is Samuel Mestre, who admits that "some of the paintings had been scratched or suffered alterations. Our job is to clean them and touch them up, thus helping to conserve them”.

Once all of the restoration work is complete, these exhibits will be put back on show to the general public, but in even more perfect condition.