Misterios de la materia. Ciencia del patrimonio en las colecciones del MAN

An exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum, organised with the CSIC, showing how heritage science helps to study and conserve pieces from the museum's own collections.

The display brings together exclusively pieces from the collections of the National Archaeological Museum and examines them through the methods of heritage science. It was devised by the museum and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and is also supported by the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España.

The route is organised into six sections that address questions commonly asked in archaeology: when an object was made, how ancient communities lived, what procedures they used to produce their pieces, and how remains are restored today. In each section, visitors can see what each discipline contributes to the reading of the materials.

According to the project, the key lies in collaboration between the humanities and the sciences to obtain new data on these collections and to deepen what we know about ancient cultures. It is a visit designed for anyone curious about archaeology and about the scientific methods applied to the study of heritage.