Restoration
The Restoration Department of the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza assumes the functions of conservation, study and restoration of the pieces of both the permanent collection and the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Therefore, it is responsible for the conservation of the 802 works that make up the ThyssenBornemisza Collection (746 housed in the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and 56 loaned to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya), and
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425 works from the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, stored in the Museo Nacional ThyssenBornemisza. In order to contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage, this year 21 pieces have been restored, with processes including biological treatment, cleaning, varnishing, fixing, consolidating and touching up.
