The Ibero-American Congress ‘Investigations in Heritage Conservation’, organised every two years by the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, in partnership with the Pharmacy Museum and the Spanish Group of the IIC (GEIIC), is currently a benchmark event with more than 250 participants. This edition saw the participation of an International Organising Committee, made up of researchers from countries such as Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Spain and IberMuseus, who offered activities in their countries, such as conferences and workshops, which took place before, during and after the congress.
These initiatives took place under a common theme, ‘Sustainable Practices in Heritage’. The aim was to bring together experiences applied in large spaces such as museums, cultural and educational institutions or in conservation and restoration work. Experiences and ideas were shared that helped and contributed to enriching the knowledge and practices of all those who took part.
The ICP is a wide-ranging congress, but one where the study of issues related to the preservation and safeguarding of heritage, whether movable or immovable, material or immaterial, predominates. The topics included in this book of proceedings demonstrate and reinforce the multidisciplinary and transversal nature of this event.
