Parts of Joseph Beuys’ installation art that came to our lab are covered with a layer of sticky liquid due to the migration of the PVC plasticizer and we decided READ MORE
Category: PVCare (EN)
The research carried out within this project is funded through the OPUS-LAP 20 programme in collaboration between NCN (National Science Center, Poland, project no. 2020/39/I/HS2/00911) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency, project no. N1-0241).
Meet our new trainee, Aurora Cairoli
She is a master student studying Cultural Heritage Conservation Science at the University of Milan. Aurora came to Poland thanks to the ERASMUS+ Traineeship grant and will be working for READ MORE
One step closer to the legacy of Tadeusz Kantor
In addition to the positive HR news we shared recently, the PVCare project is progressing just as well in terms of research. Our colleague Sergii is gradually processing the scans READ MORE
Sonia Bujok joins the PVCare project
We are pleased to announce that Sonia Bujok has joined our team and is starting work in the PVCare project as an Assistant. Sonia is interested in “green” materials and READ MORE
First measurements in the PVCare project on the objects from the CRICOTEKA collection
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
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
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
PVCare – a new project on the horizon!
Plastics dominate the collections of contemporary art. Interestingly, before centuries had passed, these objects began to be closely watched by conservators, due to the extremely rapid degradation processes. Polyvinyl chloride READ MORE