The European Ceramic Society

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Spain

Material Culture and Heritage

Conservation science and archaeometric research on historic materials, mainly glass and ceramic materials.

Director : Dr Maria-Angeles Villegas

Email : mariangeles.villegas@cchs.csic.es

Phone : +34 91 602 26 72

Address : Instituto de Historia, CCHS-CSIC. Calle Albasanz, 26-28. 28037 Madrid, Spain.

Website : http://cervitrum.wixsite.com/cervitrum

Research topics :

  • Preventive conservation strategies: It is carried out by means of both environmental sensors and protective coatings based on the Sol-Gel procedure.
    Contact information:
    Contact name: Dr Maria-Angeles Villegas
    Tel: +34 91 602 26 72
    E-mail: mariangeles.villegas@cchs.csic.es
  • Chemical-physical characterization of historic materials: to study technology and raw materials used to produce glass and ceramic material items.
    Contact information:
    Contact name: Dr Manuel Garcia-Heras
    Tel: +34 91 602 24 65
    E-mail: manuel.gheras@cchs.csic.es
  • Diagnosis of deterioration and degradation processes of historic materials: produced by natural weathering or by accelerated aging in the laboratory.
    Contact information:
    Contact name: MSc Fernando Agua
    Tel: +34 91 602 27 29
    E-mail: fernando.agua@cchs.csic.es

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: FSE and FEDER EU funds through the Geomaterials 2 Program.
  • Regional funding: Geomaterials 2 Program. Regional Government of Madrid (ref. S2013/MIT-2914) “Technologies and conservation of Heritage geomaterials”.
  • National funding: I+D+i Program oriented to Society Challenges, MINECO (ref. MAT2015-65445-C2-2-R) “Multifunctional coatings for protection of materials and collections from the Cultural Heritage”.

Latest news

Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust is 31st May 2025

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of July 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before August 2025.

Mar 13, 2025
12th March - International Day of Ceramics!

Dear Ceramic Community,

We are pleased to announce that March 12, 2025, marks the first-ever International Day of Ceramics!

Mar 12, 2025

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