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COMPLEX

COMPLEX will explore a system dynamics approach to understanding and managing the degradation of plastic museum objects in collections. This is an interdisciplinary project where conservators work with scientists to develop innovative methods to maintain plastic objects’ integrity and significance in collections.
Vision

Vision

COMPLEX aims to understand, model and predict the degradation of plastics in museum collections.

Objectives

Objectives

COMPLEX has two key objectives: to explore a system dynamics approach to polymer degradation and to provide evidence-based strategies for storing and displaying plastic objects in museums.

Summary

Summary

COMPLEX is an interdisciplinary project which explores a novel approach to polymer degradation, aiming to help museums, art galleries and archives preserve the plastic objects in their collections.

COMPLEX team

People

The COMPLEX team is constituted of people of different backgrounds who share the same passion about the preservation of plastics in museums and collections.

Milestones

Milestones

2018 has been a prolific research year for the COMPLEX project. See list of the teams activities and achievements here.

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 716390).

The information provided in this website reflects COMPLEX project’s team views. The Agency and the Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.