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Are VOCs a Criterion for Archival Box Suitability?
Researchers at HSLL have recently published a new study titled “Quality Assessment of Box Materials for Long-Term Archival Storage: VOC Emissions Are Not a Significant Concern”. The lead author is Randa Deraz, PhD researcher exploring the principles of lifetime modelling [...]
Centre of Excellence in Green Heritage Science
The GreenHer Centre of Excellence is being established as the first Slovenian centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research in green heritage science within a collaborative European partnership. It is also the first Slovenian centre created under the EU’s highly competitive Teaming [...]
Heritage Science Lab Unveils New Research on Islamic-African Talismans
We’re excited to share our latest publication in ChemPlusChem: “Multi-Analytical Study of Amuletic and Talismanic Islamic-African Paper Manuscripts in the Slovene Ethnographic Museum.” This study explores a fascinating collection of 50 Islamic-African paper talismanic and amuletic manuscripts, dating from the [...]
Large Interdisciplinary Project MATRES Approved for Funding by the University of Ljubljana
The Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana is excited to announce a new highly interdisciplinary project funded by the University of Ljubljana titled MATRES - Material Resilience in Times of Environmental and Social Change. In collaboration with teams at the Faculty of [...]
Experiences Through Sensorial Language in Arts and Heritage
The Art of Sensorial Language examines audience interactivity and multisensory experiences that can be understood internationally and cross‑culturally. It considers interactivity not as a technological mode of interaction but as a direct and immediate communication between the audience and the [...]
Smell of Egyptian Mummified Bodies Prized as “the Most Excellent Research Achievement”
Every year, the University of Ljubljana selects ten most prominent research achievements among the proposals received from its faculties, based on aspects including impact, comprehensiveness, and applicability. This year, our research on ancient Egyptian mummified bodies: an interdisciplinary analysis of [...]
New Publication: “ The Impact of Technologies in Heritage Management: Non-Monetary Valuation”
The Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana is delighted to announce a new publication authored by Lana Nastja Anžur and prof. dr. Matija Strlič, titled “Učinek tehnologij pri upravljanju dediščine: nedenarno vrednotenje” (“The Impact of Technologies in Heritage Management: Non-Monetary Valuation”, published [...]
Lavrin Egyptian Evening: Studies on the Smells of Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies
On Thursday, 23 October 2025, the 7th Lavrin Egyptian Evening will take place at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana (Lecture Room 325), featuring a guest lecture titled “Studies on the Smells of Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies.” The lecture [...]
New Project »Citizen Science-Driven Value-Based Strategic Direction of Scientific Research of Heritage«
We are delighted to announce that a new project has been launched in collaboration with the NextGenHS project, focusing on the role of citizens in the evaluation of cultural heritage. The project is led by Prof. Dr. Irena Kralj Cigić [...]
Dry Swabbing for Non-destructive Mass Spectrometry Analysis of PVC surfaces
Researchers from the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana and the Smithsonian Institution have developed a non-destructive method for characterising surface exudates on PVC objects using high-resolution mass spectrometry. The approach relies on simple dry swabbing, designed to be accessible to museums [...]
