Guanajuato, Gto., January 31, 2017.- "Objects are interesting because they represent a collective memory, they are repositories of several times and reflect an event. However, ancient objects not only belong to a certain time, but are dynamic and today are still relevant and functional", is what Andrés Fuentes Basurto said, promoter of the preservation area of the Coordination of the General Archive of the University of Guanajuato (UG).

Andrés was formed in Restoration of Goods and Buildings by the West School of Preservation and Restoration and since he arrived to the University of Guanajuato –eight years ago—he is responsible for the preservation of document, historical and graphic collections of the General Archive of this educational institution.

Next to a great work team, Andrés works in the restoration workshop, which one of its main objectives is prevention, "actually we focus more in the preventive preservation such as monitor temperature, relative humidity and lightning. Everyone who works here at the Coordination of the General Archive does it."

Regarding the workshop, when it is necessary to restore, they not only do it with books, but also with furniture, crystals, a very interesting collection of mineral objects and rocks who belong to Eng. Ponciano Aguilar, likewise they have scientific instruments of the XIX century.

The techniques used for restoration vary depending of the object to be treated, but generally, experts use vacuums, solvents and specialized tools to bring back to life both objects and ancient books.

It is worthy to mention that, the restoration workshop is known for being multidisciplinary, in here, students of different areas of knowledge collaborate, such as Chemistry, Plastic Arts, Law, Music, among others, same that make their social or professional service in such place.

One of the preservation area's ambitions is to continue with the integration of a technical and theoretical team, with the finality to propose research lines that can be worked from that area and so, develop there their theses; students of Chemistry, History, Paleography, Plastic Arts, to mention some disciplines.