New methods for exhibiting plastic material through design, research, preservation and educational means: the Plart Foundation (Plastic + Art)

L'intervento è stato presentato nell'ambito della sezione del congresso:"Chemistry in the Museums". Illustra modi e strategie per esporre e divulgare la cultura dei materiali plastici attraverso l'illustrazione del lavoro di exhibit, ricerca e didattica condotto dalla Fondazione Plart di cui Cecilia Cecchini è responsabile scientifico. Abstact The Plart Foundation, opened in Naples in 2008, is an exhibition and research space entirely dedicated to the world of polymeric materials. Historical and contemporary design, as well as experimentation, training and applied research in the field of restoration with polymeric materials can all be found in this place. In addition to these activities, temporary exhibitions of designers and artists whose common denominator is that they all use synthetic materials to create their particular works also take place at the Foundation. The heart of the Plart Foundation is its permanent exhibition space, which hosts one of the greatest collections of polymeric materials objects: 1500 pieces from the first plastics dating back to the end of the 19th century to contemporary design objects. These synergies form a basis for disseminating knowledge about the vast and surprising world of plastic – generally perceived only as cheap and polluting - among a diverse public, from scholars to school children. In fact, for the Plart Foundation education is a central mission: recently, a multimedia section, where visitors discover plastic world and its evolution, has been opened.