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Conservation Thyssen
It strives to restore the integrity of works by applying treatments that prolong the life of these cultural assets and to remedy the damage caused by the passage of time and the ageing of materials.
Discover the Restaurabits
Secrets and curiosities of the works
Restaurabit
Dalí's creative universe
To accurately transfer his sketches and preparatory studies onto the support, Dalí employed the drypoint engraving technique on a plastic sheet.
Restaurabit
The mahlstick: a key tool in Dalí’s painting
Thanks to an X-ray study, we made a unique discovery in this painting. X-radiography revealed the trace of the mahlstick Dalí used.
Technical Studies and Conservation Work
Conservation/ restoration projects and technical studies reflect the results of the examinations carried out by the department. This work helps glean new information and rediscover the pieces in the permanent collection
Technical study
Salvador Dalí. Study of a genius’s technique
The Conservation and Restoration Department at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza has conducted an in-depth study of "One Second Before the Awakening from a Dream Provoked by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate", a picture painted by the Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in 1947.
Restoration and special display
Rubens. The Restoration of Venus and Cupid
The purpose of the restoration of Peter Paul Rubens’s Venus and Cupid was to return the painting’s original colours – concealed beneath layers of old, deteriorated varnish – to their full splendour and brilliance and bring its appearance closer to the artist’s original intention.
Technical studies and special display
Edgar Degas. At the Milliner’s. Technical study of a pastel
The museum’s Restoration and Conservation Department has spent over a year conducting a technical study of Edgar Degas’s "At the Milliner’s" made possible by the sponsorship of the Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson. The aim of this work was to gain an overall understanding of the pastel painting technique used by Degas.
Technichal image viewer
Research projects
Meet the Restoration team
Approach the restoration process
Visits to the workshop
Aimed at professionals and postgraduate and master's degree students
The visit shows how professional conservation and restoration work is carried out in the institutional environment through the various activities involved and complements academic training with a view to the students' professional future.
Guided virtual tour
A virtual experience for all audiences
A tour of the works from the point of view of the museum's restoration team. You will learn about some of the treatments that are carried out on the paintings and we will reveal secrets and curiosities that hide a selection of our masterpieces.
Supports restoration projects
Collaborate actively with the museum in its studies and projects