The Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS) will hold a two-day conference at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam on 3 and 4 April 2025. This conference will explore how molecular research contributes to deeper insights into the creation and craftsmanship of paintings and to decision-making and treatments in both active and preventive conservation of paintings.

The NICAS Project Day is an afternoon filled with presentations and discussions on conservation, art and science. This year’s edition takes place at the TU Delft.

Throughout the year, NICAS organizes a bi-weekly Colloquium featuring short lunch where researchers share updates, present new ideas, or discuss the outcomes of their work. The Colloquium aims to keep the field informed about the latest developments, foster the exchange of knowledge, and encourage collaboration.

Throughout the year, NICAS organizes a bi-weekly Colloquium featuring short lunch where researchers share updates, present new ideas, or discuss the outcomes of their work. The Colloquium aims to keep the field informed about the latest developments, foster the exchange of knowledge, and encourage collaboration.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 7 November 2024 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs. The…

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 24 October 2024 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs. The…

Join the colloquium for presentations by Francien Bossema and Andrés A. León Baldelli.

Join us for a new edition of the NICAS Colloquium on Thursday 26 September 2024.

NICAS Colloquium with Siavash Maraghechi (Eindhoven University of Technology).

The UvA Down to the Ground project team invites you to a public lecture by Dr. Melanie Gifford, renowned expert on 17th-century Dutch painting.

The presenters are Alessia di Benedetto (TU Delft / Politecnico Milano) and Luís Manuel de Almeida Nieto (TU Delft).

The chair is Edwin Buijsen.

NICAS hosts a colloquium with Art Proaño Gaibor (RCE) and Muriel Geldof (RCE)

NICAS Colloquium with Inez van der Werf (RCE) and Luc Megens (RCE)

We are pleased to announce a special, hybrid edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 28 March 2024 from 12.00 to 13.00…

NICAS hosts a colloquium with Martin Jürgens (Rijksmuseum) and Nienke Woltman (Rijksmuseum)

CRYSTINART Symposium is an event about Crystallization Damage at the Interfaces of Artworks

Join the NICAS Colloquium for presentations by Esther van Duijn (Rijksmuseum)

Join the NICAS Colloquium for presentations by Rianne Luimes and Tina Grette Poulsson

21 December 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Gwendoline Fife and Welmoed Kreb

Join the NICAS Colloquium for presentations by Alba Alvarez Martin (Rijksmuseum) and V.E. Mandrij (Universität Konstanz)

Het thema van deze Match Day is Museaal onderzoek naar roerend erfgoed – de dynamiek van objecten

9 November 2023, 12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Dave van Gompel and Vanessa Bakhuizen-van ‘t Hoogt

5 October 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Han Zhou and Nouchka de Keyser

21 September 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Sander van Lith

7 September 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenter: Marjolijn Bol
Chair: Joen Hermans

Thursday 6 July 2023,12.00 to 13.00 hrs.
Presenter: Angela Cerasuolo

22 June 2023, 12.00- 13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Izanna Mulder (UVA) and Yu-Han Hsu (RU)

Deze online informatiebijeenkomst is speciaal voor professionals werkzaam bij een erfgoedinstelling die meer willen weten over het aanvragen van een…

13 June 2023, 12.00-17.30 hrs CET.

1 June 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: TBA

Deze online informatiebijeenkomst is speciaal voor professionals werkzaam bij een erfgoedinstelling die meer willen weten over het aanvragen van een…

4 May 2023, 12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: TBA

13 April 2023, 12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Julia Alting & Susan Smelt, Rob Erdmann and Ingeborg Meijssen

16 March 2023, 12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Jesse Buijs and Ellen Pater

2 March 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.

On Friday 17 February, we are organising a special NICAS Seminar with professor Peter N. Miller.

On Thursday 16 February, we will host a presentation by professor Peter N. Miller from the Bard Graduate Center in New York.

2 February 2023,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Muriel Geldof & Dzemila Sero

8 December 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Paul van Laar & Thijs Hagendijk

24 November 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenter: Mitra Almasian

10 November 2022,15.00-15.45 hrs CET.
Presenter: Jennifer Bonetti

13 October 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Noushine Shahidzadeh & Guus Verhaar

22 September 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Muriel Geldof & Suzanne Reus

8 September 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Jorien Duivenvoorden & Ida Fazlic

7 July 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Jonas Veenhoven

23 June 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Sandra Weerdenburg & Alessandra Marrocchesi

8 June 2022, 9.30-17.30 hrs CET.

12 May 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenter: Paul van Duin

11 May 2022, 12.30 – 15.45 hrs CET.

28 April 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Iris Groeneveld & Mimi den Uijl

14 April 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Katrien Keune & Kate van Lookeren Campagne

The Rijksmuseum will host the Operation Night Watch Symposium: Technological Innovations and Scientific Results on 11-14 April 2022.

24 March 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Caitlin Southwick & Daphne Kramer

10 March 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Amir Parsa Sadr & Marieke Kruithof

24 February 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenter: Gijs Eumelen

10 February 2022,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Rika Pause & Lihi Levie

9 December 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Francien Bossema & Ige Verslype

25 November 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenter: Abbie Vandivere

28 October 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Michael Maria & Anna Lagana

14 October 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Tamar Hestrin-Grader, Marie-Noëlle Grison, Annelena de Groot, Maria Laura Petruzzellis, Gadis Fitriana Putri, and Glennis Rayermann.

7 October 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Marya Albrecht & Sanne Berbers

23 September 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenter: René de la Rie

9 September 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Esther van Duijn & Agnes Brokerhof

22 July 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Marzia Luddo & Lambert van Eijck

8 July 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Marjolein Koek & Tirza Mol

24 June 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Nouchka de Keyser & Antonio Iaccarino Idelson

22 June 2021,16.00-17.30 hrs CET
Sophia Mirashrafi & James Cook

10 June 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Mitra Almasian & René Lugtigheid

8 June 2021,16.00-17.30 hrs CET
Holly Rushmeier

27 May 2021, 12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Alba Alvarez Martin & Margriet van Eikema Hommes

25 May 2021,15.00-17.30 hrs CET
Aleksandra Pizurica & Geert Van der Snickt

19 May 2021, 17.00 hrs CET

11 May 2021,16.00-17.30 hrs CET
Seminar Unlocking Art History: Letterlocking, X-ray Microtomography, and the Virtual Unfolding Algorithm

6 May 2021,12.00-13.00 hrs CET.
Presenters: Siavash Maraghechi & Femke Coevert & Dafne Diamante

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 22 April 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs CET.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 8 April 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 25 March 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 4 March 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 11 February 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 28 January 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 14 January 2021 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 10 December 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are very pleased to invite you to the NICAS Project Week 2020, from 30 November until 4 December 2020.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 26 November 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 12 November 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 29 October 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 8 October 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 24 September 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 10 September 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 9 July 2020 from 11.00 to 12.00 hrs.

On Thursday the 2nd of July at 12.00 hrs the public, online PhD defense of Lambert Baij will take place.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 25 June 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 11 June 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 28 May 2020 from 11.00 to 12.00 hrs.

We are pleased to announce a new, online edition of the NICAS colloquium on Thursday 14 May 2020 from 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.