Our Research and Projects

 

Our research ranges from fundamental research into the behaviour of materials and environments, development of methods and instruments, data science and visualisation, to development and policy support.

We have led EU collaborative projects focussed on the development of non-destructive characterisation of cultural heritage (SurveNIR, PAPYLUM), and collaborated in projects on the development and evaluation of new conservation interventions (InkCor, Laclepa) and preventive conservation strategies (APACHE, PaperVOC)

Recently, our work has focused on the development of heritage science infrastructure (E-RIHS PP, Iperion HS, E-RIHS.si) and new methods to be be offered to users in the future European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science, including its Slovenian node.  

Our research has been continuously supported by Research Programme funding of the Slovenian Research Agency. 

We have taken part in strategy development and advised various national and international bodies accordingly. Our early efforts resulted in co-coordination of the prestigious 8th EC Conference on Cultural Heritage Research in Ljubljana in 2008. 


IPERION HS

  • Integrating Platforms for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science
  • Integrirane platforme za evropsko raziskovalno infrastrukturo dediščinske znanosti

See the Project website and the Cordis website.

Role in the project: Partner (3rd Party)

Funding:  European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme (€6.5M)

Duration: 1. 4. 2020 – 31. 3. 2023


APACHE

  • APACHE – Active & intelligent PAckaging materials and display cases as a tool for preventive conservation of Cultural HEritage
  • Aktivni in inteligentni materiali za transport, shranjevanje in razstavljanje predmetov kulturne dediščine kot orodje za preventivno konserviranje

See the Project website and the Cordis website.

Role in the project: Partner

Funding: European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme (€7.8M)

Duration: 1. 1. 2019 – 30. 6. 2022


E – RIHS PP

  • The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Preparatory Phase
  • Evropska raziskovalna infrastruktura za dediščinsko znanost Pripravljalna faza

See the Project website and the Cordis website.

Role in the project: Partner

Funding: European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme (€4M)

Duration: 1. 2. 2017 – 30. 9. 2020


CHRESP

  • Cultural heritage reserch meets practice
  • Raziskave kulturne dediščine v praksi

See the Cordis website and Book of Abstracts.

Role in the project: Partner

Funding: European Commission 6th Framework Programme (€0.36M)

Duration: 1. 4. 2008 – 31. 7. 2009


PaperVOC

  • VOCs in paper-based cultural heritage collections -source of information or risk?
  • PaperVOC: Hlapne organske snovi v zbirkah kulturne dediščine na papirju – vir informacij ali zdravstveno tveganje?

See the Project website and SICRIS website.

Role in the project: Coordination

Funding: Slovenian Research Agency (SIT 8M) and Nationaal Archief

Duration: 1. 1. 2007 – 31. 12. 2009


SurveNIR

  • Near Infrared Spectroscopy Tool for Collection Surveying
  • Bližnja infrardeča spektroskopija za pregledovanje zbirk

See the Project website and the  Cordis website.

Role in the project: Coordination

Funding: European Commission 6th Framework Programme (€1.2M)

Duration: 1. 8. 2005 – 31. 7. 2008


PaperTreat

  • Evaluation of mass deacidification processes
  • Presoja procesov masovnega razkislinjenja

See the Cordis website.

Role in the project: Partner

Funding: European Commission 6th Framework Programme (€1.4M)

Duration: 1. 8. 2005 – 31. 7. 2008


INKCOR

  • Stabilisation of iron gall ink containing paper
  • Stabilizacija papirja z železo-galnimi črnili

See the Cordis website.

Role in the project: Partner

Funding: European Commission 5th Framework Programme  (€1.4M)

Duration: 1. 3. 2002 – 28. 2. 2005


Papylum

  • Chemiluminescence – a novel tool in paper conservation studies (PAPYLUM)
  • Kemiluminescenca – novo orodje za študij konserviranja papirja

See the Project website and Cordis website.

Role in the project: Coordination

Funding: European Commission 5th Framework Programme (€1M)

Duration: 1. 7. 2001 – 31. 1. 2005


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  • Laser Cleaning Of Paper And Parchment
  • Lasersko čiščenje papirja in pergamenta

See the Eureka website.

Role in the project: Partner

Funding: Eureka (€0.6M)

Duration: 1. 1. 1997 – 1. 1. 2002


Header photo: Colour laser scanning project of the Church of Holy Trinity in Hrastovlje, Slovenia, in collaboration with ENEA, Frascati.