We are very pleased to share that we have a new project to be implemented in the coming years!
The project “Model of paintings with craquelure patterns for evidence-based climate control in museums” took second place in the rankings of the GRIEG competition organized by the Polish National Science Center.
https://www.ncn.gov.pl/konkursy/wyniki/2020-04-27-grieg?language=en
Our research partners are:
– The Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko in Cracow and
– The Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
As a part of this project, we will develop a three-dimensional physical model of paintings with existing craquelure patterns, reflecting the high complexity of these systems. By corroborating this model with the results of laboratory measurements carried out on mockups, such a tool will allow decision makers to evaluate an object’s response to temperature and humidity fluctuations in its surroundings. With this work we seek to answer the question that has been bothering the world of conservation for years – what is the role of cracks in stabilizing the mechanical strength of paintings and what are the consequences of this phenomena for climate control?