Molds in museum environments: Biodeterioration of art photographs and wooden sculptures

Pieces of art stored in museum depots and display rooms are subject to fungal colonization that leads to bio-deterioration processes. Deteriorated wooden sculptures and art photographs temporarily stored in the quarantine room of the Cultural Center of Belgrade were subject to mycological analyses....

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Published inArchives of biological sciences Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 955 - 962
Main Authors Ljaljevic-Grbic, Milica, Stupar, M., Vukojevic, Jelena, Maricic, Ivana, Bungur, Natasa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad 2013
Subjects
art objects
biodeterioration
cellulose substrata
fungi
indoor air
museum environment
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ISSN0354-4664
1821-4339
DOI10.2298/ABS1303955G

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Summary:Pieces of art stored in museum depots and display rooms are subject to fungal colonization that leads to bio-deterioration processes. Deteriorated wooden sculptures and art photographs temporarily stored in the quarantine room of the Cultural Center of Belgrade were subject to mycological analyses. Twelve fungal species were identified on the wooden substratum and five species were detected on photograph surfaces. Trichoderma viride, Chaetomium globosum and Alternaria sp. were the fungi with proven cellulolytic activity detected on the examined cellulose substrata. Indoor air mycobiota were estimated to 210.09 ? 8.06 CFU m-3, and the conidia of fungus Aspergillus niger were the dominant fungal propagules in the air of the examined room.
ISSN:0354-4664
1821-4339
DOI:10.2298/ABS1303955G