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Museo Arqueologico Nacional

The venue: Museo Arqueologico Nacional

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Misterios de la materia. Ciencia del patrimonio en las colecciones del MAN

Museo Arqueologico Nacional · Madrid, Spain · 27 May to 18 Oct 2026

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More than 260 pieces from the museum's own collections shown through heritage science: the conservation, dating and material-analysis techniques used to study and preserve them. Organized with CSIC's metallurgical research centre CENIM, in six thematic sections.

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