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Daniela Manna is a Professor at Ababo specializing in cultural heritage restoration with expertise in stone materials. She has extensive experience at major Italian museums including Uffizi Galleries, Bargello Museum, Accademia Gallery, Medici Chapels, National Archaeological Museum, San Marco Museum, Gallery of Modern Art, and Casa Buonarroti Museum. She previously lectured at University of Siena (2003-2005) for Jacopo della Quercia's Fonte Gaia restoration program and Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna (2022-2023) for Plaster and Stucco Restoration.
She graduated in 1996 from Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence specializing in stone material restoration with laser equipment. Her research focuses on:
- Material degradation processes in environmental contexts
- UNI 11182 standard applications
- Historical material verification techniques
- Diagnostic methods using UV/Dino-Lite
- Safety protocols for restoration chemicals
- Restoration documentation methodologies
Her teaching combines laboratory theory sessions with external site interventions, emphasizing conservation assessment, restoration project development, and contextual analysis of artworks. Students produce digital restoration reports with photographic documentation and cost estimates.
Professor Manna actively contributes to technical conferences and sector publications including OPD Restauro, Kermes, and Aplar proceedings, with recommended bibliography spanning Lazzarini Tabasso's foundational texts to contemporary case studies like Mingiani Galli's Florence sculpture restoration chronicles.
