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Breakthrough: Oxalic Acid Shown to be the Hidden Driver of Decay in Historic Paper
HSLL researchers have recently demonstrated that oxalic acid is the main contributor to the increased acidity in paper during natural degradation. In addition, they demonstrated that lignin, a natural component of historic paper particularly after 1850, is a main source [...]
Advancing Humanities and Heritage with Artificial Intelligence
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency recentlz approved a new »large« project called AID HCH – Advancing Humanities and Cultural Heritage with Artificial Intelligence, to launch on 1 January 2025. This three-year initiative attracted €1.5M funding in total and addresses [...]
EUTOPIA Heritage Research Days reveal the sensory dimensions of cultural heritage
From 27 to 29 November 2024, the CY Cergy Paris Université hosted the EUTOPIA Heritage Research Days, providing a platform for international academic research into the less visible dimensions of cultural heritage. In a lecture, Professor Mojca Ramšak delved into [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
