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VICARTE is a partnership between the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Universidade de Lisboa.
VICARTE members are mainly from the Department of Conservation and Restoration of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology (New University of Lisbon), the Faculty of Fine Arts (University of Lisbon) and from the Portuguese Nuclear and Technological Institute. All these entities have supported the Research Unit activities and equipment has been made available for the work in progress.
Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon:
Department of Conservation and Restoration:
Micro X-ray fluorescence equipment used for non-destructive elemental analysis of glass artefacts and glazes.
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer for glass corrosion studies.
Raman Microscopy for structural characterization of glasses.
REQUIMTE - Laboratório Associado:
UV-VIS optical spectrometer to identify the origin of colour in glasses
Micro-spectrofluorimetry.
Departament of Materials
Use of dilatometer for measuring COE of glasses.
CENIMAT (Material’s Centre – Laboratório Associado)
Use of the profilometer for diagnostic of the glass surfaces,
Scanning electron microscopy for glass characterization and the corrosion phenomena.
Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear (Nuclear and Technological Institute)
UV/VIS/NIR spectrometer for the characterization of coloured glasses.
ICP/MS for quantification of glasses.
Ion-beam techniques using the Van der Graaf accelerator for chemical characterization of glasses, corrosion studies and thin layer characterization.
Nuclear Reactor for analysis of glass samples by neutron activation analysis.
FTICR Mass Spectrometer for the characterization of glass types.
FCUL – Optoelectronics Group
Partner on the new project approved by FCT “Glass Art and 2D and 3D printing” (PTDC/EAT/67354/2006), and the 3D laser digital photography will be used.
Other partnerships include:
Tomar Polytechnic Institute (IPT), Art History Institute (IHA), Instituto Português do Património Arquitectónico (IPPAR), Glass Museum of Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande City Council, Machado de Castro National Museum, Coimbra, Monastery of Santa a Clara-a-Velha, Coimbra, Antique Art National Museum, Lisbon, Soares dos Reis Museum, Porto, Palácio da Bolsa, Porto, Barreiro City Council, Santa Maria da Vitória Monastery, Batalha, Palácio da Pena, Sintra.
Almost all the ongoing activities have an interdisciplinary nature.
The development of new materials for art and the interaction with artists is constant. For example, the study of luminescent materials and their application was made by chemists who synthesized the materials and tested their properties, by physicochemical specialists to study the quenching of impurities, by conservators who were interested in exploring their use in ceramic restoration, by ceramic artists concerned in luminescent glazes and finally by other fine-art artists developing the first luminescent glass objects. Chemical engineers from the industry tested for the first time the production of these materials in large scale, and the production continued. Artists are using these materials in their artworks.
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