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New Book Explores Smell and Sensory Language in Cultural Heritage
In November 2024 the fourth scientific monograph as part of the project 'Smell and Intangible Cultural Heritage' has been published. The author, Barbara Pia Jenič, who specialises in sensorial language in art and culture, has written a book on this [...]
Professor Mojca Ramšak gave a lecture on the olfactory cultural heritage in Slovenia
Professor Dr Mojca Ramšak gave a remarkable lecture on Slovenian olfactory heritage during the recent conference on the institutionalisation of intangible cultural heritage. The event took place on 22 and 23 November 2024 at the Museum "House of the Halubje [...]
HeriQuest
- The interdisciplinary team consists of archaeological, chemical, wood science and pedological researchers.
- Mapping of Cultural Heritage Values as percieved by the general public.
Role in the project: Project Coordinator
Funding: University of Ljubljana, Development pillarDuration: 15.7.2024 – 30.11.2024
HSLL on National Television
Members of the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, including Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič, Dr. Tjaša Rijavec, Dr. Hend Mahgoub and Špela Pok, were interviewed in the science programme Ugriznimo znanost (Science Bites) on RTV Slovenija, the national TV station. The episode, [...]
Public Event: Green Conservation Practices in Museums, Libraries, and Archives
We invite you to join us on 27 November 2024 at the Gallery of Modern Art, Ljubljana, for a day-long event dedicated to sustainability in heritage conservation. Hosted by the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, the EU project Greenart, and the [...]
Slovenian-Egyptian Cooperation in Heritage Science
On 24 October, Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič, Heritage Science Lab Lead, Prof. Dr. Andreja Žgajnar Gotvajn, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Dr. Polonca Ropret, National Coordinator of E-RIHS.SI, and Prof. Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Coordinator of the [...]
Professor Dr. Mojca Ramšak Highlights Olfactory Heritage in Interviews and Lectures
Professor Dr Mojca Ramšak, who leads the project "Smell and Intangible Cultural Heritage" made important contributions to the public discourse on olfactory heritage this autumn. During the European Heritage Days, she gave an insightful interview on Radio Slovenia's Cultural Focus [...]
HSLL Featured in Radio Val 202 Interview
The Heritage Science Laboratory (HSLL) was recently featured on Radio Val 202 show Frekvenca X, in a special episode titled "Xkurzija: Laboratorij dediščinske znanosti". Hosted by Dr. Tjaša Rijavec, Emma Paolin and Dr. Matija Strlič, this interview offered listeners an [...]
Multivariate Data Analysis for Heritage Science Course at HSLL
Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana was pleased to welcome Prof Dr Tom Fearn giving an advanced training course in mutivariate data analysis. Focussing specifically on examples of heritage science data, Prof Fearn focused on data analysis methods that enable researchers to [...]