On September 26, the National Museum of Abruzzo will participate in the 2025 edition of UnivAQ Street Science, offering a full day dedicated to discovering restoration and diagnostic techniques applied to cultural heritage. On this occasion, restorers and diagnosticians who collaborated with the museum during the 2022-2025 four-year period, under the scientific coordination of the project management, will present their projects and investigations conducted on the artifacts held by the museum.
The initiative will feature several events throughout the day, during which the public will be able to attend presentations and in-depth discussions, thus entering the heart of the work of protecting and enhancing cultural heritage.
Street Science represents a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about the scientific methodologies that allow us to preserve and tell the story of the Abruzzo region, thanks to direct dialogue with the experts who dedicate themselves daily to this important mission.
The following lectures will be held in the gazebo set up in the park of the Castello dell’Aquila:
11:00 a.m., Looking at a Work of Art with Science Fiction Eyes: Photons Tell Us Things We Can’t See
By physicist and diagnostician Stefano Ridolfi and art historian Giulia Ristori – Ars Mensurae
12:00 p.m., The Sacred Kinship of Cola dell’Amatrice: Conservation and Aesthetic Review
By restorer Anna Borzomati
3:30 p.m., Dormitio Virginis: Knowledge and Restoration Interventions
By restorer Antonella Filiani – Coo.Be.C. Cultural Heritage Cooperative
5:00 p.m., Restoration of the Armanino da Modena fresco in the 16th-century Castle of L’Aquila
Conducted by restorers Cristiana De Lisio and Alessia Felici – RECRO srl
6:00 p.m., Painting techniques and materials in the panels of the Master of the Silver Crucifix at the National Museum of Abruzzo: the contribution of scientific analyses
Conducted by Giuseppe Di Girolami, Chairman of the Board of Directors of A.R.T. & CO. Srl – Spin-off of the University of Camerino.
The eastern bastion of the 16th-century castle, which houses the impressive and rare fossil of Mammuthus meridionalis, will be open to the public from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (last admission 6:30 pm) and from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm (last admission 10:30 pm).
Two free guided tours of the Mammoth are planned, with admission subject to the standard rate, at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm.
On September 26, the Amiternum Archaeological Park will remain open to the public with free admission from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Reservations are required for school groups and guided tours, and for those wishing to participate, please email at mn-abr.servizieducativi@cultura.gov.it
