We are very pleased to invite you to the NICAS Project Day 2022. On June 8 we will host a full day of presentations. From 9.30-17.30 hrs CET, project leaders will present their research in the Auditorium of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The aim of Project Week is to inform everyone about current NICAS research Partner Projects.
Please join us on this NICAS Project Day! We also encourage you to forward this event to anyone who might be interested in the NICAS research projects.
9.30-10.00 Walk in
10.00-10.10 Word of Welcome (dr. Robert van Langh – Chair of NICAS)
► Prof. dr. M.R. van Bommel (University of Amsterdam)
BZN17 shipwreck research: AMOR – Archaeological metal surface research & Back to the Objects
► A. Pappot (Rijksmuseum, University of Amsterdam)
Copper in the Dutch Golden Age
► Dr. I. Joosten (Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) & Prof. Dr. G. T. Davies (Vrije Universiteit)
The origin of the gold leaf of the golden coach
11.20-11.50 Break – coffee and tea
► Dr. J. J. Hermans (University of Amsterdam)
A fundamental molecular understanding of oil paint degradation
► G. Patin (University of Amsterdam)
An enhanced optical micro-fading device for risk assessment of colour change
► L. Tissen (Leiden University, Delft University of Technology)
13.00-14.00 Break – lunch
► Dr. J. J. Buijs (Wageningen University & Research)
► P. van Laar (CWI, Rijksmuseum)
Intact – 3d visualisation of the interior of art objects through ct scans
► Dr. B. Baas (Private researcher, specialist in (historical) ceramic glazes)
15.10-15.30 Break – coffee and tea
► Dr. S. Stigter (University of Amsterdam | SBMK)
Interviews in Conservation Research; Artwork biographies and institutional memory
► M. Grison, A. de Groot, T. Hestrin-Grader, M. L. Petruzzellis, G. Fitriana Putri, G. Rayermann (NICAS Research Associates)
A Global Infrastructure For Heritage Science
16.20-16.30 Discussion and closing remarks (dr. Benjamin Rous – Coordinator of NICAS)
16.30-17.30 Drinks