We join the celebration of the successful Veit Stoss’s altar renovation in which we had a hand

Although the restoration work of the Veit Stoss’s altar in St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow ended in February this year, the official ceremonies celebrating this important, when it comes to religious and conservation aspects, success took place on August 15. Conservation process lasted 6 years and was associated with multi-million costs. It was preceded by READ MORE

State decoration for Prof. Kozłowski for his work to protect cultural heritage

We can be proud of another important distinction from the President of the Republic of Poland for a member of our group. It is a recognition of many years of work of Prof. Roman Kozłowski for the protection of the national heritage and restoration of monuments through the activity in the Social Committee for the Restoration READ MORE

Measurements of mechanical properties of tempera paints

We have tried many techniques and have prepared dozens of samples to be able to move on to the next stage, which is testing the Young’s modulus of tempera paint. The very assembly of tempera samples in the universal testing machine was a challenge, but Kasia Poznańska worked diligently on the most effective method and READ MORE

Upcoming conferences of SyMBoL and CollectionCare projects

The agenda of major events for 2021 should include two conferences on cultural heritage research: 1. SyMBoL conference – Sustainable Management of heritage Buildings in a Long-term perspective Date: September 2-3, 2021 https://www.gruppofrattura.eu/events/symbol The conference will summarize the achievements of the SyMBoL project aimed at understanding the appropriate environmental conditions for historical buildings and specifically READ MORE

Łukasz Bratasz honored with the title of professor

Congratulations to Łukasz Bratasz on obtaining the title of professor from the President of the Republic of Poland. We are glad that his academic work and contribution to the development of heritage science have been appreciated in this form. During the matches of the Polish volleyball team, we can often hear the commentators shout “He READ MORE

Noemi Zabari presents the results of the GRIEG project at the conference

To preserve the heritage of our past, we need audacious solutions that belong to the world of the future! In the GRIEG project, Noemi Zabari uses deep learning techniques, the subcategory of machine learning, to analyze the crack patterns in historical paintings, especially panel paintings. At the SPIE Optical Metrology conference, Dr. Zabari discussed the READ MORE

HIROX publishes the results of our cooperation on its website

A scan of craquelure covering the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder “Madonna with Child among Angels” from the collection of the Wawel Royal Castle is now available at the HIROX website. It was with HIROX microscope and with the support of their technicians that we made the first microscopic observation of the crack pattern, READ MORE

We invite you to listen to Dr. hab. Łukasz Bratasz during the conference “Museums Fit for the 21st century. The Challenge of Technology.”

We invite you to follow the online conference “Museums Fit for the 21st century. The Challenge of Technology.” organized by DigiCONFLICT and the European Solidarity Centre. During the pandemic, museums moved their activities to the digital space. It turned out that the present day requires the digitization of collections. Experts and practitioners from Europe and READ MORE

Conservation process steps out of shadow and goes to an exhibition

We were very pleased to take advantage of the invitation of Mrs. Barbara Olesiak, painting and sculpture conservator, and visit the exhibition “Renewal. From the warehouse to the gallery. ” at the Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace in Krakow. The subject of behind-the-scenes conservation work, equally precise and time-consuming regardless of the historical and artistic value READ MORE

Craquelure in the painting “Mother of God with Child” through the lens of a microscope

Another work of sacred art was placed under the lens of our HIROX microscope. This time it was a panel painting “Mother of God with Child” by an unknown author from the Treasury of St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow. What were we looking for under the microscope? The answer is unusual: we studied the characteristics READ MORE