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Pilar Montero Vilar

Profesora Titular, investigadora principal del Observatorio de Emergencias en Patrimonio Cultural www.oepac.es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Pilar Montero Vilar es profesora titular en el departamento de Pintura y Conservación- Restautación de la facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense donde se doctoró en el año 2000. Obtuvo la licenciatura con dos especialidades Pintura y Restauración (1991). Además estudió un Máster sobre Estética y Teoría de las Artes en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1993) y actualmente está cursando un Máster en Gestión de Desastres (Universidad Politécnica y Universidad Complutense de Madrid).
Actualmente es la directora del GREPAC, grupo de investigación de la Universidad Complutense sobre gestión de riesgos y emergencias en patrimonio cultural https://www.ucm.es/grepac/ y es la investigadora principal del Observatorio de Emergencias en Patrimonio Cultural www.oepac.es
Ha sido profesora visitante en varias universidades de Europa y América. Es directora de Sistemas de Gestión de Calidad (AENOR, 2014) y desde ese año forma parte del Subcomité Miembro del Comité de Normalización 41 de la Agencia Nacional de Normalización AENOR Subcomité 8 (Conservación, restauración y rehabilitación de edificios). Es evaluadora de la Research Executive Agency de la Comisión Europea desde febrero de 2019 y de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación desde 2017.
Desde 2014 ha trabajado en el Plan de Protección de Colecciones ante Emergencias del Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Plan PROCOERS), entidad con la que ha suscrito 4 contratos artc.83 y ha sido investigadora principal del proyecto titulado “Diseño e implementación de un modelo para la Gestión de Riesgos ante Emergencias de las Colecciones: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía” (HAR2016-76999-R (2016-2019) financiado por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación.
Ha publicado varios artículos en relación con este proyecto y ha impartido numerosos cursos y participado en congresos y reuniones internacionales, talleres y proyectos de investigación como experta con la gestión de riesgos y emergencias en patrimonio cultural. Entre los últimos destaca su participación en el proyecto europeo Ophera Project https://ophera.beniculturali.it/
En 2018 fue nombrada, mediante resolución del Director General de Bellas Artes, miembro asesor del Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes para el Grupo de Trabajo para la implantación de los Planes de Salvaguarda de Bienes en Instituciones Culturales y desde 2021 forma parte de la comisión de seguimiento del Plan Nacional en Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias de Patrimonio Cultural del Ministerio de Cultural
Asimismo es miembro del Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM), del Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios (ICOMOS) y del Grupo Español de Conservación GeIIC.

Economy

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Gold prices extended their decline during Asian trading on Wednesday as easing U.S. auto tariffs and positive trade signals reduced safe-haven demand. President Donald Trump signed two orders offering tax credits and...

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Asian stock markets were mostly flat on Wednesday as investors weighed weak factory activity data from China and Japan, alongside Australian inflation figures and heightened regional tensions. Chinas official manufacturing...

Dollar Slumps as Tariff Uncertainty Lifts Euro, Yen, and Swiss Franc

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Oil Prices Dip Amid Tariff Concerns, Rising Inventories, and OPEC+ Output Worries

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U.S. Stock Futures Dip as Investors Monitor Trade Developments, Earnings, and Key Data

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Politics

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Science

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Technology

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