Private company

Factum Arte

Organization in Madrid, Milan, and London1

Factum Arte is an art conservation company based in Madrid specialising in the making of facsimiles for preservation purposes. It was founded in 2001 by artist Adam Lowe, engineer and artist Manuel Franquelo, and technologist Fernando Garcia-Guereta, initially to facilitate the recording of the Tomb of Seti I. The company's commercial activity involves assisting contemporary artists, including Marc Quinn and Anish Kapoor, to create technically difficult and innovative works of art.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1
Pasado, presente y futuro del arte convergen en San Blas 01
Photo: Diario de Madrid, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Factum Arte is an art conservation company based in Madrid specialising in the making of facsimiles for preservation purposes. It was founded in 2001 by artist Adam Lowe, engineer and artist Manuel Franquelo, and technologist Fernando Garcia-Guereta, initially to facilitate the recording of the Tomb of Seti I. The company's commercial activity involves assisting contemporary artists, including Marc Quinn and Anish Kapoor, to create technically difficult and innovative works of art.2

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

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