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Experts look for ways to preserve Communist-era fiberglass statues

Published: Dec. 15, 2023, 2 p.m.

Artists in Czechoslovakia produced a number of objects made from polyester fiberglass between the 1950s and 1980s. While many of these artworks have survived to this day, they are in urgent need of repair. Experts from the Czech Technical Engineering are now looking for ways to preserve them.