Projects
Navigate through the research projects applied to the collections of the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art and discover the surprising results of research applied to the multiple sectors of investigation that impact archaeological finds, from traditional classification and study to the most recent applications in the field of material analysis, digital technologies, and legal and social sciences, up to the themes of accessibility and inclusion.
The projects (last 10 years)
Eyes closed at the Liviano Museum
ongoing
Accessibility and inclusion project developed by the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art that aimed at inclusive reception, also using touch, for all people.
After a first experience of collaboration with the degree course in Design and Management of Cultural Tourism (President Prof. Paola Zanovello), the project has been structured opening to other collaborations that have allowed to implement the design towards people in training. Among these collaborations: are the degree course in Primary Education Sciences (Prof. Manlio Piva) and the General Course “Human Rights and Inclusion” at the University of Padua (2018-2021, director Prof. Laura Nota).
Discover our inclusive itineraries and book the experience for schools or groups.
The memory of objects. A multidisciplinary approach for the study, digitization, and enhancement of Greek and Magna Graecia ceramics in Veneto (acronym MemO)
Since 2018
Excellence Project funded by the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo Foundation and managed by the Department of Cultural Heritage, involved four other departments of the University of Padua: Private Law and Critique of Law, Geosciences, Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology and numerous museums in Veneto that possess collections of Greek and Magna Graecia ceramics including the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art.
Three steps:
- archaeological, documentation campaigns, diagnostic imaging, and chemical-physical analyses
- framing of the social, legal, and economic level of the collecting phenomenon in Veneto
- analysis of the museum displays, innovative access methods to collections with attention to accessibility and inclusion issues
Among the numerous activities related to the research project, we highlight the educational exhibitions to which the Museum also contributed both with initiatives on site and with loans and external collaborations (link)
Project manager (principal investigator): Monica Salvadori, Department of Cultural Heritage
Archaeology and Virtual Acoustic. A Pan Flute from ancient Egypt
2015 – 2016
Joint University project between the Computational Sonology Center of the Department of Information Engineering and the Department of Cultural Heritage with the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art holding a Pan flute in marsh reeds from Egypt, from excavations by Prof. Carlo Anti in the 1930s. Thanks to a wide range of available skills, it was possible to investigate in detail not only the physical structure, component materials, and construction methods but also to infer a series of data on ancient music of the Hellenistic period and its continuity until late antiquity, given that the instrument has been dated by radiocarbon dating to the 6th century AD. Project applications, still present in the museum, are: an interactive station through which the visitor can explore all the projects and virtually play the instrument; and reconstruction kits for experimental archaeology.
The project was finally an opportunity to calibrate conservation parameters and experiment with solutions appropriate to the conservation needs of the artifact.
Project managers: Paola Zanovello, Gianni De Poli – University of Padua
Participants: Ivana Angelini, Federico Avanzini, Sergio Canazza, Giulia Deotto, Silvia Gasparotto, Alessandra Menegazzi, Gianmario Molin, Niccolò Pretto, Antonio Rodà , Giuseppe Salemi
Horus. Aerial Visions of the Archaeological Space
2014 – 2016
Research funded by the University of Padua as part of an innovative student project between the Department of Cultural Heritage and CISAS (University Centre of Studies and Activities for Space) “Giuseppe Colombo”. The project aimed to investigate ancient contexts using remote sensing and aerospace technologies and subsequent implementation of the results on a GIS platform to archive, manipulate and analyse spatial and archaeological data from both contexts considered.
The Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art collaborated by making available its historical maps that are necessary to investigate the Egyptian town of Tebtynis (modern Umm-el-Breghat). In return, the museum obtained the high-resolution digitization of historical maps, a fundamental step for the conservation of this important documentary heritage and its subsequent enhancement.
Project manager: Giulia Deotto – PhD student (reference teacher: Paola Zanovello)
Participants: A. Aboudan, P. Benvenuti, C. Bettanini, C. Bettineschi, G. Colombatti, S. Debei, A. De Guio, G. Deotto, L. Magnini, A. Menegazzi, L. Toninello and the Horus Project group (students from both Departments)
Egypt in Veneto
2012 – 2014
Excellence Project funded by the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo Foundation, carried out the study and research on the Egyptian and Egyptianizing heritage preserved in the museums of Veneto, already undertaken by a previous project, EgittoVeneto (funded by the Veneto Region), aiming at the enhancement and communication of this heritage. The project included a large archaeological exhibition of the same name, comprising five sections, which were displayed in two different places, Rovigo, and Padua, in 2013. One of the Paduan venues of the exhibition was the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art.
Project managers: Paola Zanovello – University of Padua, Emanuele M. Ciampini – Ca’Foscari University of Venice
Referent for the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art: Alessandra Menegazzi
Project team: Giulia Deotto, Claudia Gambino, Martino Gottardo
