Radmila Damjanovic

National Museum of Serbia · Conservation and Restoration

Synthetic polymers are present in the field of conservation and restoration of museum objects both as materials used for treatments as well as materials objects are made from. Due to their organic nature synthetic polymers are more prone to degradation than the inorganic materials, but depending on their composition, structure, and specific propert...

The subject of this master thesis is conservation and restoration of the composite material copy of Donor's inscription of Madam Danica from the church of St. Nicholas in Ljuboten. The composite material of the object is based on polyester matrix. The copy of the epigraphic monument belongs to the collection of Gallery of Frescoes of the National M...

The subject of this paper relates to the restoration of a damaged butterfly specimen from the private collection. It belongs to a group of three separately stored butterflies that were placed in glass frames, adhered to the backside by an adhesive. After the frames accidentally fell down, one specimen suffered damage. The analysis of the existing s...

Materials of acryloide type are very often used in conservation and restoration of ceramic materials as adhesives, consolidants and protective coatings. As they do not have enough strength by themselves to satisfy more demanding interventions, inorganic particles were added as reinforcement in order to improve their mechanical properties. In the pr...

Paraloid B-72 is an acrylic copolymer soluble in different solvents and very resistant to acids, bases, water and oils. It is used in the field of conservation and restoration for different applications as binder, consolidant, adhesive and insulator. In 2014 it was recommended by the experts of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as an adhes...