Image gallery of the conservation-restoration process of three chandeliers from the first quarter of the 20th century.
2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.

  • Cleaning one of the chandeliers. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Disassembling moving parts. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Cleaning the glass pieces. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Mechanically cleaning the inside of the structure. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Mechanical cleaning process. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Detail of before and after the cleaning process. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Cleaning the candles. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Cleaning the metal parts. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Ring adhesion process. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Sewing the preserved original crystal drops. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.
  • Final protective packaging for optimal preservation. 2026 © Photo Marta Golobardes.



 

Image gallery of the preventive conservation service for paintings and artworks in the reserve room at the Zal Port warehouse and sampling for analysis. Year 2025.

  • Observation with a magnifying glass and oblique light. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Unpacking the works for analysis. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Full inspection of the work and the frame. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Identification of minor defects using a thread counter. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Examination of the reverse side of the canvas. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Observation of the reverse side using a magnifying glass. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Sampling for microbiological analysis. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Photographic documentation and information gathering. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Observation with a digital microscope. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Refurbishment of the interior of the plan cabinet. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Sealing of holes for subsequent inspection. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.
  • Packaging of the works. 2025 © Photo Núria Jutglar.



 

Image gallery documenting the conservation and restoration of the sculpture Nereida, 1992, by the artist Alfredo Lanz. Year 2025.

  • Image of the sculpture before the restoration work. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Image of the sculpture after the restoration work. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Colorimetric analysis using a hand-held Konica Minolta CM-2600d spectrophotometer. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Hoisting, loading and transporting the sculpture with a truck-mounted crane. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Final result after abrasive blasting. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Priming and polishing of the levelling putty. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Sculpture with intermediate layer. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Application of red topcoat. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Application of green topcoat. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Final result after the work. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.
  • Transfer of the sculpture to its location. 2025 © Photo Nieves Marí, Carolina Jordano.



 

Image gallery of how the dome was preserved and restored. It was part of the full-scale model of the Ictineu II submarine, designed by Narcís Monturiol in 1864 and built in 1993 by the company Fair Play. Year 2025.

  • Image of the dome before the restoration work. 2025 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Image of the dome after the restoration work. 2025 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Interior view of the dome before the restoration work. 2025 © Photo Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Interior view of the dome after the restoration work. 2025 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Disassembling the various components of the dome. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • Consolidating the dome structure. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • Consolidating the dome structure. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • Consolidating the dome structure. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • A porthole, once the metal cleaning process was completed. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • Assembling the portholes on the dome. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • Final touch-up phase. 2025 © Photo Jesús Zornoza Esteban.
  • Upper view of the dome after the restoration work. 2025 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.



 

Image gallery documenting the preventative conservation work on the painting Figura prop de la finestra (Figure near the window), 1888, by Ramon Casas. 2024.

  • Reference image of the painting in its frame. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of photographing the painting prior to the organoleptic examination. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of inspection process with different lights. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of inspecting and superficially cleaning the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of superficially cleaning the painting with a brush and HEPA filter vacuum cleaner. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of preventive treatment to disinfect the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • The stamp “TEIXIDOR REGOMIR -3 BARCELONA” belonging to the “Fortuny” fine arts establishment (1874). 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Image of the sampling process to analyse the possible presence of microorganisms on the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.



 

Image gallery documenting the preventative conservation work on the painting Pescadors treballant a la llum de la lluna (Fishermen working in the moonlight), 1900, by Segundo Matilla. Year 2024.

  • Unpacking process prior to the organoleptic examination. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Image of the front of the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Image of the back of the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • The painting inside a watertight chamber, where the preventive conservation treatment will be carried out. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of inspecting the painting with diferent lights. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of superficially cleaning the painting with a brush and HEPA filter vacuum cleaner. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of superficially cleaning the painting with a brush and HEPA filter vacuum cleaner. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Image of the back of the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of superficially cleaning the painting with a HEPA filter vacuum cleaner. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of preventive treatment to disinfect the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Process of preventive treatment to disinfect the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.
  • Image of the sampling process to analyse the possible presence of microorganisms on the painting. 2024 © Photo Nadir and Viviana López Novell.



 

Image gallery of the conservation process - restoration of the clock mechanism built by Blasco Manufacturas de Relojes Públicos, SL (1921 - 1960) and installed in the Torre del Rellotge in the Port de Barcelona. Year 2022.

  • Image of the clock before the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Close-up of the clock face before the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Process of conserving and restoring at the Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Process of conserving and restoring at the Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Close-up of the clock mechanism before the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Close-up of the clock mechanism before the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Process of cleaning the clock mechanism. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Process of cleaning the seat-board of the clock mechanism. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Overhead view of the clock mechanism after the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Close-up of the clock mechanism after the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Image of the clock after the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.
  • Image of the clock after the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Ramón Maroto and Pol Camps.



 

Image gallery documenting the conservation and restoration of a mooring bollard from the first half of the twentieth century. Year 2022.

  • Image of the bollard before the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Image of the bollard before the restoration work. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Process of removing the concrete from the bollard. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Mechanical cleaning process. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Mechanical cleaning process. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Consolidation process. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Consolidation process. © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Process of applying a protective layer. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Process of applying a protective layer. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Colour restoration process. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Image of the bollard after restoration. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.
  • Image of the bollard after restoration. 2022 © Photo Nieves Marí and Carolina Jorcano.



 

Image gallery documenting the conservation and restoration of the painting El port de Barcelona (The port of Barcelona), 1887, by Eliseu Meifrèn i Roig. 2011.

  • Process of analysing the painting in the X-ray laboratory at CRBMC. 2011 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • X-ray image of the work, revealing an underlying drawing of a listing ship, not visible to the naked eye. 2011 © Photo CRBMC.
  • Process of conserving and restoring the work in the painting workshop. 2011 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Close-up image of the painting during the cleaning process. 2011 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Close-up image of the painting during the removal of deteriorated varnish. 2011 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Close-up image of the painting during the process of fixing the pictorial layer with a hot spatula. 2011 © Photo CRBMC.
  • Infrared reflectography image of the painting, showing different materials (oxidised varnishes, reintegrations, etc.). 2011 © Photo CRBMC.
  • Process of conserving and restoring the reverse side of the painting. 2011 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.
  • Final image after the work on the painting. 2011 © Photo CRBMC Centre de Restauració de Béns Mobles de Catalunya.