Non-invasive Neutron Techniques for Cultural Heritage used at the Museo Egizio

Giovanni Romanelli is an experimental physicist in applied physics and condensed-matter physics, with a background in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics. Research interests include the study of the single-particle dynamics and nuclear quantum effects in disordered and hydrogen-bonded systems; the measurement of neutron cross sections with applications to medical physics, radiation protection and engineering; the adsorption and the catalysis of molecular hydrogen in porous materials; the characterization of the resilience and radiation hardening of electronic devices in mixed radiation fields.

Valentina Turina graduated in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the University of Turin, specialising in textile and leather artefacts. Since 2014 she has worked at the Museo Egizio in Turin, initially in the Registrar’s Office and, since 2019, in the Conservation and Diagnostics Department. Her work focuses on the management and conservation of the museum’s textile and anthropological collections, as well as coordinating diagnostic investigations. She has also participated in the joint archaeological mission of the Museo Egizio and the Rijksmuseum of Leiden at Saqqara, studying archaeological textile materials.