For those of you tired of being at home who have sped through the literary classics or exhausted streaming options, we would like to recommend several initiatives related to culture READ MORE
Caring for heritage never stops! SyMBoL video conference
In order to responsibly social distance and prevent the spread of COVID-19, we were unable to gather together in Krakow. Rather, we conducted a mid-term meeting of the SyMBoL project READ MORE
Tim Padfield has passed away
This is a great loss for the family, friends, colleagues but also for entire conservation science community. Tim was great scientist focusing all his research life on protection of cultural READ MORE
Research highlighted in the DailyMail!
Łukasz Bratasz’ work on the strengthening mechanisms of panel paintings was recently featured in a popular science article by the Daily Mail. This collaborative work with Kiraz Goze Akoglu and READ MORE
Results of Historical Parchment Study published in Heritage Science
Parchment sheets are among the most precious assets in libraries and archives which at the same time are most vulnerable to RH and temperature fluctuations. Since 2016, we have been READ MORE
Research plans investigating mechanisms of crack formation in canvas paintings outlined
The mechanisms of crack formation, observable in most paintings gathered in museum collections, are still a mystery. In various research circles different concepts are gaining popularity, both related and unrelated READ MORE
Investigating interesting examples of craquelures in the Czartoryski Museum collection
As a part of the CRAQUELURE project, we are developing a model to describe and explain the formation of crack networks that are often observed on historic canvas paintings. Computational READ MORE
First wireless sensors designed by CollectionCare project participants placed in showcases
Last week’s technical meeting in Rome for the CollectionCare project focused on software developed by partners to build degradation models. Existing and emerging tools and programs which quantitatively assess damage READ MORE
Museum collections get a little safer as the CollectionCare project team grows
Another young scientist joins our team, Dr. Muhammad Rashad from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. His scientific interests are in the chemistry and characterization of materials, especially composites and READ MORE
We are happy to present the new version of HERIe!
A new, refreshed version of HERIe has been available online since mid-December. The main change is the expansion of the database of objects for calculations with parchment. Books and manuscripts READ MORE