Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
As photography is my passion, the preservation of photographic heritage has always motivated my professional path. I did my master's and doctorate in conservation and restoration with photography as a specialization, and I've been working with photographs since the beginning of my career.
My research has been focused on plastic-based photographic materials, as well as colour photographs. Since my PhD I have been mainly dedicated to the preservation of slide-based artworks. I have been studying the long-term stability and colour change of these chromogenic reversal films, as well as its time-based media component to contribute to the development of good practices for the preservation and display of these unique and complex objects.
Education/Academic qualification
Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, PhD, Conservation Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology
Jan 2014 → Oct 2019
Conservation and Restoration, Master, Specialization in Photographs Conservation, NOVA School of Science and Technology
Sept 2007 → Nov 2009
Conservation and Restoration, Bachelor, NOVA School of Science and Technology
Sept 2004 → Jul 2007
Publication collaborations within the past 5 years.
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Evaluating the stability of colour slides: 30 years of natural ageing at the National Museums of Denmark
Silva, J., Petersen, S. J. H., Ryhl-Svendsen, M., Johnsen, J. S. & Pedersen, K. B., 2025, p. 72-77. 6 p.Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research
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Evaluating the stability of colour slides: 30 years of natural ageing at the National Museum of Denmark
Silva, J., Petersen, S. J. H., Ryhl-Svendsen, M., Johnsen, J. S. & Pedersen, K. B., Nov 2025, In: Color Culture and Science Journal. 17, 2, p. 99-109 11 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Materials characterization of albumen prints from Calouste Gulbenkian´s memories album
Guerrero, A. & Silva, J., 2023, In: Conservar Património. 43, p. 8-24 17 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Contributions to the Characterization of Chromogenic Dyes in Color Slides
Silva, J., Parola, A. J., Oliveira, M. C., Lavédrine, B. & Ramos, A. M., 2022, In: Heritage. 5, 4, p. 3946-3969Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Unveiling Roland Oliveira's photographic images: development of an unrolling and flattening treatment for silver gelatine 35 mm negative films
Silva, J., Garrucho, S. & Carvalho, F., 2022, In: Conservar Património. 39, p. 71-80Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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