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Test developed which predicts degradation 20th century paintings
8 May 2018
Titanium white is a pigment used in the 20th century by painters like Picasso and Mondriaan. The ‘bad’ version of this pigment can lead to early aging of paintings when expowed to UV light. TU Delft researcher Birgit ...
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New research into Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
1 Feb 2018
On Monday 26 February 2018, the Mauritshuis launches The Girl in the Spotlight: an in-depth scientific examination of the Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665) by Johannes Vermeer. The museum’s most famous painting was ...
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Results of 2017 NICAS call for proposals
29 Jan 2018
Eight projects receive funding for collaborations between scientists and museums with the application of data science.
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Innovations in art research can aid forensic science
13 Nov 2017
In a special collaboration within NICAS the TU Delft, the Rijksmuseum, the UvA en the NFI have introduced a new method for detecting ‘hard to find’ and concealed forensic traces using a technique designed for ...
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Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research - Gordon Research Conference
24 Oct 2017
The 2018 Gordon Research Conference on Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research will highlight exceptional methodological research in cultural heritage, which has an impact on fundamental knowledge, ...
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Conservation as a Human Science Fellowship
18 Sept 2017
Bard Graduate Center, together with the Conservation & Scientific Research Department of the Rijksmuseum, announces a year-long fellowship in the academic year 2018-2019 focusing on developing the idea that ...
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2017 edition of Science for Curators course well received
27 July 2017
In June 2017, NICAS organised Science for Curators, a four-day course for art historians and curators about the latest scientific methodologies and insights in the study of paintings and paint materials.
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Final programme IAEA Technical Meeting
20 June 2017
The programme for the IAEA Technical Meeting "Developing Strategies for Safe Analysis of Paintings and Paint Materials", which will be held in Amsterdam from 27 until 30 June 2017, has been finalised.
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JPICH Digital Heritage Call for Proposals
1 May 2017
The Joint Programming Initiative in Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPICH) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for transnational proposals in the area of Digital Heritage.
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New NICAS call published
13 Apr 2017
The new edition of the NICAS call for proposals "An Integrated Approach to the Scientific Study and Conservation of Art" has now been published by NWO. You will find all final requirements and provisions for ...
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NICAS collaborates on Plastics Project
6 Apr 2017
Each collection of contemporary art and design objects contains numerous artefacts made of plastic. To identify the material composition of the objects specialist knowledge is required, which is often not present in ...
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Joris Dik wins Omosiroi Award
6 Apr 2017
The World Omosiroi Award is a Japanese innovation award for projects at the crossroads between technology and art. Joris Dik, professor at TU Delft and member of the NICAS Scientific Working Group, recently received ...
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Match Day 2017 - information and registration
6 Mar 2017
On 4 April 2017, NICAS will organise a Match Day in conjunction with the new call for proposals.
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Match Day 2017
14 Feb 2017
On 4 April 2017, NICAS will organise a Match Day in conjunction with the new call for proposals.
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Current research at NICAS
4 July 2016
An overview of projects granted in the first NICAS call for proposals launched by NWO in April 2015 is now available
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Rijksmuseum signs agreements with leading American institutions for NICAS research
21 Mar 2016
Last week, under the auspices of the Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Arts and Science (NICAS) and in the presence of Jet Bussemaker, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, the Rijksmuseum signed two ...
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Getty Trust and Rijksmuseum to collaborate on NICAS research
21 Mar 2016
The J. Paul Getty Trust and Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Arts and Science (NICAS) under auspices of the Rijksmuseum announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines a future of ...
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EU ministers visit NICAS
27 Jan 2016
EU ministers and with research in their portfolio and senior staff visited several NICAS projects at the Ateliergebouw in Amsterdam with Sander Dekker, State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science. They visited ...
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Eleven projects granted in first call for proposals NICAS
17 Dec 2015
Within the first call for proposals by NICAS (Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art and Science), six full proposals and five seed money proposals have been granted. One of the full proposals is funded by the ...
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NICAS part of Dutch top sector policy
12 Oct 2015
NICAS is presented as one of the exemplary initiatives in the context of the Dutch top sector policy. The nine top sectors are the areas in which the Netherlands excels globally. They have been labelled a government ...
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New NICAS research centre unites art and science
25 Sept 2015
Today marks the launch of a new research centre, the Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art and Science (NICAS). Minister of Education, Culture & Science Jet Bussemaker officially opened the centre during an ...
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