The Chemistry for Cultural Heritage Working Party of the EuChemS (European Chemical Society) is delighted to announce the 8th Conference on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage to be held in Bled, Slovenia, from 8-11 June 2026!

The ChemCH conference series has been organised biannually since 2010 by the EuChemS Working Party on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage. With the overarching theme of Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, the conference promotes chemical sciences in the understanding, conservation and use of cultural heritage, which includes all typologies of heritage: objects, buildings, landscapes etc. The main objective of ChemCH is to advance understanding of the materiality of cultural heritage, its environment and use. Advances in research methodologies, analytical instrumentation and contemporary computational approaches have significantly improved our ability to understand the properties and composition of heritage and archaeological materials, how they respond to their environment or treatments, and their long-term degradation processes. Equally important is the interpretation and visualisation of data using data-intensive approaches and AI. Chemistry for Cultural Heritage strongly promotes interdisciplinary research informed and guided by the needs of the heritage sector.

The breadth of conference topics is available on the conference website: https://chemch2026.fkkt.uni-lj.si/

ChemCH 2026 is organised by the Centre of Excellence GreenHer, with the support of the  University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology (UL FKKT) and the Slovenian node of the European Infrastructure of Heritage Science (E-RIHS.si), and under the patronage of the UNESCO National Commission. 

 

 The conference offers a diverse programme of talks and posters, as well as other activities, in two parallel sessions,  alongside a rich social programme. In addition, a set of practical workshops will be provided to the conference delegates, with invited speakers from the conference main sponsors Clyde Hyperspectral Imaging and Technology Ltd. and Analysis Adria d.o.o. on the topic of hyperspectral imaging for heritage science and in the field of proteomics/mass spectroscopy in heritage science.

 

 

A round table on “The Role of Science in Heritage Organizations” with distinguished guests – heads of heritage organizations from around the world is also planned as part of the programme.

Two awards will be presented: ChemCH Distinguished Scientist Award and ChemCH Early-Stage Scientist Award!

 

 

 

 

 

The conference welcomes abstract submissions for talks and poster presentations. Exhibition stalls will be available for exhibitors. The conference language is English.

Please check the conference website for important dates and further details here.

Join us at ChemCH 2026, from 8–11 June, 2026, in the beautiful town of Bled, Slovenia.