This was the motto of the conference organized by the Department of Fine Arts at the Nicolaus Copernicus University, where we presented the results of our research on cracks in paint layers, mechanical properties of paints and critical deformations of poly(vinyl chloride). The conference was accompanied by the opening of the Center for Research and READ MORE
Author: Heritage Science
Science for society
On the first weekend in June, the Science for Society congress organized by the Central Council of Research Institutes in cooperation with the Warsaw University of Technology, the Łukasiewicz Research Network, the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and the Educational Research Institute took place in the campus of the Warsaw University of Technology. READ MORE
Open position for Research Assistant in our group
If you are currently working on your master’s thesis or have recently obtained a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering or physics, but your interests are related to cultural heritage, we are waiting for you! Your future job may involve performing repetitive, standard measurements, but it doesn’t have to! In our group, you will READ MORE
How does the existing craquelure affect the mechanical stability of canvas paintings?
As we mentioned in the previous post How to model the risk of damage for canvas paintings?, following research on mechanical damage in the case of canvas paintings was focused on simulations of stresses induced by the climat variations. Undoubtedly, paintings on canvas are sensitive to climate fluctuations, such as changes in temperature and relative READ MORE
London research on egg tempera
Thanks to the long-term cooperation of our group with Dr Marianne Odlyha and the STER scholarship program, PhD student Katarzyna Poznańska took part in a one-month internship at Birkbeck, University of London, Research Center for Scientific Analysis of Cultural Heritage. The laboratory specializes in the use of advanced analytical techniques to assess and prevent the READ MORE
Experience exchange by the Seine
Within the PROM program scholarship, Katarzyna Poznańska took part in a three-week internship at the Laboratoire d’Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale (LAMS) at the Sorbonne Université thanks to the hospitality of Prof. Maguy Jaber. The LAMS laboratory specializes in the study of materials and techniques used in heritage science. They conduct research on the structure and READ MORE
We are determining the long-term properties of poly(vinyl chloride)
One of the research stages within the PVCare project are experiments determining the failure parameters of poly(vinyl chloride) objects, i.e. strain at break. This parameter depends on the deformation rate and on the temperature. Thus, by performing a series of experiments at different rates of deformation and temperatures and analyzing results according to the time-temperature READ MORE
Listening to gesso
Our research on the formation of craquelure patterns in the painting layer requires a study of the mechanical properties of its components. Thus, this week we have been measuring the fracture toughness of the gesso. During this experiment, we have been following the crack propagation using a video extensometer together with acoustic emission, which enabled READ MORE
We are joining the European GoGreen project!
Starting on 1 April we have joined the international consortium of the project GoGreen: Green Strategies to conserve the past and preserve the future of cultural heritage led by the University of Amsterdam. Follow the news on the project in the GoGreen tab and project’s website:
IPERION HS workshop coming soon!
Save the date May 15-19 for the IPERION HS free online workshop on digital tools to support decision-making preventive conservation, which will include the presentation of DISCOLL, IMPACT, Lux Allowance Calculator and our HERIe! The number of participants is limited, so we encourage you to register by e-mail at: l.van.rooij@rijksmuseum.nl