About
Based on an in-deep study of two Portuguese audio tape collections, PreservArt will correlate carrier material, mechanical issues, audio quality, chemical degradation, and microbiological contamination, and will consolidate terminology and existing SWO while proposing an effective and scalable relational database. PreservArt will develop an innovative diagnostic and documentation tool to assist professionals in historical audio preservation.
What we lose is not just a tape — it's memory, identity, and the ability to listen to who we were.
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The problem
Magnetic audio tapes are rapidly deteriorating. Portugal lacks coordinated public policies, scientific documentation, and technical standards to address their chemical and microbiological degradation. Most collections remain scattered, undocumented, and stored in inadequate conditions, with very limited access and high risk of irreversible loss. PreservArt addresses this urgent preservation gap by combining laboratory research with field practice, documentation tools, and knowledge transfer strategies.
Team
PreservArt is powered by a multidisciplinary team of researchers, conservators, and specialists from leading Portuguese institutions. Together, we bring expertise in musicology, chemistry, linguistics, digital humanities, and heritage science.
Isabel Pires
FCSH – LaPRA (CESEM)
Principal Researcher
Vera Coderniz
FCSH - CESEM Researcher Manager
Filipa Magalhães
FCSH – LaPRA (CESEM)
Researcher
Pedro Massano Almeida
FCSH – LaPRA (CESEM)
Researcher
Élia Roldão
NOVA-ID-FCT
Researcher
João Sotomayor
NOVA-ID-FCT
Researcher
Susana Sá
NOVA-ID-FCT
Researcher
Bruno Almeida
FCSH – CNUL
Research
Joana Paulino
FCSH – LHD (IHC)
Researcher
Susana Belchior
FCSH - MNM
Researcher
Afonso Fialho
FCSH – LHD (IHC)
Research Fellow
Simão Quinta
FCSH – MNM/LaPRA(CESEM)
Researcher
Member to hire
NOVA-ID-FCT
Member to hire
NOVA-ID-FCT
Member to hire
NOVA-ID-FCT
Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Nadja Wallaszkovits
Department Conservation of New Media and Digital Information Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design
Prof. Dr. Clarisse Bardiot
Rennes 2 University
Prof. Dr. Ana Manhita
HERCULES Laboratory Évora University
Prof. Dr. Mafalda Costa
HERCULES Laboratory Évora University
Prof. Dr. José Paulo Sampaio
Life Sciences Department NOVA School of Science and Technology
What is deteriorating is not only magnetic tape — it is cultural memory, artistic legacy, and historical voice.
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