[HTML][HTML] The mysterious mould outbreak-A comprehensive fungal colonisation in a climate-controlled museum repository challenges the environmental guidelines for …

CJ Bastholm, AM Madsen, B Andersen… - Journal of Cultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Within the last decade, fungal colonisations have increased in Danish museum repositories.
The growth is unexpected, as many Danish museums strive to comply with the …

Fungal contamination of paintings and wooden sculptures inside the storage room of a museum: Are current norms and reference values adequate?

HP de Carvalho, N Mesquita, J Trovão… - Journal of Cultural …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodeterioration is a topic of ever-growing concern and is particularly relevant in the context
of cultural heritage conservation, since artworks and monuments provide diversified …

A novel contaminant in museums? A cross-sectional study on xerophilic Aspergillus growth in climate-controlled repositories

CJ Bastholm, B Andersen, JC Frisvad… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last decade, extensive fungal growth has developed in Danish museums parallel to
climate change, challenging occupational health and heritage preservation. The growth was …

Indoor air fungal pollution of a historical museum, Egypt: a case study

AHA Awad, Y Saeed, AA Shakour, NM Abdellatif… - Aerobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Fungi can cause serious damages to historical works of art. This study aims to evaluate
fungal pollution in the indoor air environment, deposited dust and surfaces of works of art in …

Fungal biodeterioration of historical library materials stored in Compactus movable shelves

M Montanari, V Melloni, F Pinzari, G Innocenti - International …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mold deterioration of historical library materials in archives and libraries is a frequent and
complex phenomenon that may have important economic and cultural consequences …

Risk of biodeterioration of cultural heritage objects, stored in the historical and modern repositories in the Regional Museum in Rzeszow (Poland). A case study

D Grabek-Lejko, A Tekiela, I Kasprzyk - International Biodeterioration & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Museum artefacts are generally stored for a long period in repositories and are prone to
microbiological colonisation. The goal of this research was to assess the risk of …

[PDF][PDF] Mold on stored photographs and maps: a case study

S Borrego, A Molina, A Santana - Topics in …, 2015 - resources.culturalheritage.org
The aims of this research were to isolate fungi from different archival objects, identify the
principal fungal species, and determine their metabolic characteristics. Three photographic …

The revenge of time: fungal deterioration of cultural heritage with particular reference to books, paper and parchment

K Sterflinger, F Pinzari - Environmental Microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hyphomycetous fungi–so called 'mould'–are the most important agents of biodeterioration in
museums, museums' storage rooms, in libraries, collections and restoration studios. Fungi …

Fungal contamination of textile objects preserved in Slovene museums and religious institutions

K Kavkler, N Gunde-Cimerman, P Zalar… - International …, 2015 - Elsevier
This investigation into fungal growth on historical textiles, including the canvases of easel
paintings stored in museums and religious institutions (churches and cloisters) in Slovenia …

Community composition and ex situ cultivation of fungi associated with UNESCO heritage monuments in the bay of Naples

M Petraretti, KJ Duffy, A Del Mondo, A Pollio… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Bay of Naples, Italy, is renowned for its archaeological heritage. However, this heritage
is threatened by the combination of weathering and the biological activity of microorganisms …