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T. Rijavec invited talk at the Canadian Conservation Institute
Tjaša Rijavec, PhD student at the Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana, recently presented her research at the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI). The CCI is a Canadian governmental institute and one of the globally leading institutions researching and advising on conservation of [...]
Beer brewing by-products to prepare canvases in the Danish Golden Age
Proteins from cereal grains and yeast were found in the ground layer of paintings produced in Denmark in the early 19th century by two of the best known artists from the Golden Age of Danish Painting: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and [...]
Dr. Mojca Ramšak: Anthropology of Smell and Chemistry
Please join us for the invited talk by Dr. Mojca Ramšak on Anthropology of smell and chemistry, on Tuesday, 6 June 2023 at 13:00 in the large lecture hall of the first floor of the National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova ulica 19, Ljubljana. The talk [...]
Breakthrough: NIR and Machine Learning for Dating of Historical Books
Heritage scientists can now accurately date historical paper using just infrared light and complex computational analysis. In a piece of research published in the top-tier Journal of the American Chemical Society, the post-doctoral researcher dr. Floriana Coppola and colleagues have [...]
Invited Talk on Site Management by Dr. Elnaggar
Please join us at the invited talk to be held by Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Senior Research Counsellor at the Heritage Science Lab, at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Art on 13. April 2023 at 03.30 pm, lecture hall 325. The title is Saint Abu Macarius Al-Asakandarani [...]
“Up close” at Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana
The exhibition “Up close” was set up at the Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana from 22. December 2022 until 16. April 2023, which showed preservation, protection, and conservation of modern and contemporary art works: Exhibition | Up close: Preservation, [...]
The Role of Academia in Art and Science Collaboration
The Slovenian Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, in collaboration with the German Embassy and the SAW Centre in Ottawa, organised a 2-day SCI-ART symposium on 25 and 26 March 2023, showcasing a number of internationally acclaimed artists, scientists, and researchers from [...]
Damage Function for Yellowing of PVC
Our PhD researcher Tjaša Rijavec along with Matija Strlič and Irena Kralj Cigić recently published the paper “Damage function for poly(vinyl chloride) in heritage collections” in Polymer Degradation and Stability: full article Yellowing of plastic objects due to chemical degradation [...]
PhD position in preventive conservation (deadline 5 April)
The HSLL is pleased to announce a new PhD opportunity ("Young Researcher" scheme) in the field of preventive conservation. This is a fully funded 4-year scholarship (stipend and fees), EU and International applications are equally welcome. We are looking for [...]
