Movable property of the Legislature of Mendoza, Argentina. An experience of cataloguing and enhancement of the state-owned heritage

Abstract

The complexity of this work was due to the diversity of the collection, which is made up of various movable properties: furniture, paintings, stained glass windows, and light fixtures that are located in the offices of the aforementioned institution. As they are part of the daily activity of the establishment, these objects are exposed to permanent changes in location and to a degradation process due to their use. As a result, some of these properties are in a deficient state of conservation, which made it necessary to detect certain pathologies for their possible restoration. This article disseminates some of the results obtained by the assessment of the heritage status of these properties. And our reflections related to the problem of working on this subject with a public institution, which do not have a management plan or trained personnel to manage such an important collection