Emergency works on the stained-glass windows at San Francisco de Borja Church
Santiago, Chile
San Francisco de Borja is a neo-Gothic church with stained-glass windows created by a renowned 19th-century French studio. During demonstrations in 2019-2020, the church was attacked and partially burned, causing heavy damage to the stained glass. This project relocated the stained glass to the Centro Nacional de Conservacion y Restauracion to ensure their preservation. The activities of this project include setting up a laboratory, diagnosing and documenting the 100 damaged panels, deep cleaning them, and implementing urgent preventive consolidation to prevent further deterioration.