Process

Study and restoration of Woman in Blue by Pablo Picasso

Presentation of the phases of study and intervention on the work Woman in Blue that Pablo Picasso painted in 1901.
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La tertulia del café de Pombo

The initial results of the study of the work with visible light, x-ray, ultraviolet and infrared technology which, along with the state of conservation of the painting, shed new light on this work of art. The x-ray images show that Solana painted the La tertulia del café Pombo over a baroque altar. The four phases of the study can be navigated with the cursor.
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Internal movement of Chillida's Toki Egin

The rearrangement of the permanent collection made it necessary to move, in March 2010, the piece Toki-Egin (Homenaje a San Juan de la Cruz), created by Eduardo Chillida in 1990. It had been situated on the fourth floor of the Sabatini Building and its weight, over 9 tonnes, made moving it a very complicated process.

Involvement of the Restoration Department in the exhibition The Potosí Principle. Study and interviews

This department participated in the restoration of several works belonging to the exhibition and has interviewed some of the artists on the topic of the conservation of their work. The Potosí Principle entailed the restoration for the first time ever of numerous works from the Spanish American baroque period, which were exhibited in dialogue with works by contemporary artists.