As part of the project “Preventive Conservation Strategies for Poly (vinyl chloride) Objects – PVCare”, we were asked to perform a microscopic scan of objects belonging to the CRICOTEKA collection. READ MORE
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This project is financed by the Polish National Academy of Academic Exchange, Grant Number PPN/PPO/2018/1/00004/U/00001
We publish the developed method of risk of fracture analysis in wooden sculptures
Would you have thought about the importance of a heating strategy not only in museums, but also in historic interiors of temples, palaces and manors? If you plan to organize READ MORE
We take part in Gordon Research Conference 2022: Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research
What a week! Surrounded by the Bernese Alps, the Swiss Les Diablerets was this weekend not only a stop on the Tour de France, but more importantly, hosted the Gordon READ MORE
GRIEG Project: Panel of Experts in the shade of Brunelleschi’s Dome
At the halfway point of the GRIEG project, we reached out to the authorities in the field of conservation and heritage science, who were invited to a mid-term meeting in READ MORE
Polentransport 2022? Joseph Beuys’ art arrives in our laboratory
Priceless contemporary art objects that arrived in our lab are courtesy of Nanke Schellmann, an art conservator and associate of Schellmann Art gallery in Munich! We are talking about fine READ MORE
Is tempera cracking during drying?
Have any of you ever looked for a compendium of knowledge about tempera paint? We know you won’t find such an item on library shelves or in digital repositories. Or READ MORE
Measurements of lime wood properties
We started laboratory measurements of the mechanical properties of lime wood. Check out the photo report of our first attempts and small successes (the crack growth takes place where expected!) READ MORE
Promoting microscopic craquelure scans at a conference of leading British institutions
A large part of the conference is again held in a stationary form, but the online form, additionally arranged in a fun and accessible computer game convention, was a perfect READ MORE
Extended application time for a position of a Research Assistant in our new project – PVCare!
You are welcome to join our group in Kraków to pursue with us PVCare project! The application period has been extended to May 31, 2022. We are looking for a READ MORE
A fragment of Bosch’s follower artwork now available in our virtual gallery of scans
The work of our colleague Sergei Antropov can make you jealous. Not everyone has a chance to see works of art such as the Last Judgment by Hieronymus Bosch’s follower READ MORE