Information and work meeting of the research team, business and museum project partners about “Safety limits for shock and vibration emissions when transporting fragile paintings”.

Based on literary study, the complex question of “safety limits” needs to be specifically applied to paintings with typical fragile features, such as poor adhesion and/or high pastosity.  The research team examines custom-made test paintings, but also selected “real” paintings for new structural changes, during and after simulated laboratory transportation.  The intensity and frequency of the simulated shock and vibration emissions correspond to the real conditions measured when art is being professionally transported.

In a next step, in accordance with the prevision principle, different methods are used to determine whether they fall within the safety limits.   The main focus is on risk assessment and prevention of damage during transit for fragile painting structures.