The group has its origins in the activity of the research groups led first by Joaquín Bérchez (retired UV professor) and then by Mercedes Gómez-Ferrer. Both Professor Gómez-Ferrer and Professor Gil Saura have participated in the projects, "The image of the city of Valencia (13th-18th centuries). De la representación icónica a la matemática" (GV01-345), "Iconografía de la ciudad de Valencia, de la representación icónica a la matemática", "Representación fotográfica y cultura arquitectónica del Barroco Hispánico" (HUM2004-05D262/ARTE) and "Representación fotográfica y cultura arquitectónica hispánica de la época Moderna" (HAR2009-13302B-25/05). Professor Gómez-Ferrer has been PI of the research projects of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness: ECOVAME Ecos culturales artísticos y arquitectónicos entre Valencia y el Mediterráneo en época moderna.(HAR2014-54751-P) and Geografías de la movilidad artística. Valencia en época Moderna (HAR2017-83070-P), with the participation of professors Yolanda Gil Saura and Sonia Jiménez Hortelano. 
Gómez-Ferrer and Gil Saura have directed and are directing master's theses and doctoral dissertations in the "Master's Degree in History of Art and Visual Culture" of the UV with a mention of quality, the "Master's Degree in Cultural Heritage: Identification, Analysis and Management" of the UV and the Doctorate programme in Art History with a mention for excellence. The theses directed, read or about to be read by Professor Gómez-Ferrer are integrated in the lines included in this project, "La imagen grabada de la ciudad de Valencia entre 1499 y 1685", "L'architecture dans le comté de Perigord à la Renaissance (1480-1630) Le commandataire, l'architecture et l'oeuvre", "La catedral de Cuenca en la cultura arquitectura del barroco (1680-1750)" and "La Comisión Provincial de Monumentos Históricos y Artísticos de Valencia (1844-1983): Genesis and evolution" and "Constructive History of the Royal Convent of Santiago de Uclés". All the members of the group share their dedication to the Art and Architecture of the Modern Age, with special dedication to Valencian architecture and its Spanish and Mediterranean connections, without neglecting the figurative arts and the extension to the Baroque period. His contributions in the field of construction history and architectural vocabulary stand out. His latest publications include "La Seo de Xàtiva. Historia, imágenes y realidades" with Joaquín Bérchez, "Pere Compte, arquitecto" with Arturo Zaragozá or "El Real de Valencia, (1238-1810). Architectural history of a palace that has disappeared". It is also worth highlighting its international projection with co-directions in France, publications in Italy and participation in congresses in Rome, Istanbul, Paris and Palermo. 
Professor Yolanda Gil has devoted herself to the study of Baroque architecture in the Valencian sphere, especially studying its relations with the Catalan and Aragonese spheres, with special emphasis on the history of construction, the integration of architecture with the landscape, altarpieces and sgraffito work. In recent times these interests have extended to collecting among the Valencian nobility of the 17th and 18th centuries, the world of portraiture, the cultural aspect of the Austracist exiles in Vienna after the War of the Spanish Succession and the role of the Spanish viceroys in the Modern Age. 
Professor Sonia Jiménez Hortelano has specialised in the architectural and historico-artistic study of the art produced by the Hispanic military orders in the modern period, as well as in aspects related to museography and museum didactics. 
Gómez-Ferrer and Gil Saura have carried out activities in collaboration with companies or institutions that have contributed to the transfer of knowledge to society and the enhancement of heritage. This is the case of Professor Gómez-Ferrer in relation to the studies on La Lonja, the old General Hospital of Valencia and the San Pio V Museum, or Professor Gil, who curated the exhibition "Sacred Landscapes" for the La Luz de las Imágenes Foundation and has participated in the master plans for the Cathedral of Valencia and the Scala Dei Charterhouse.

Museums activities