We are very pleased to invite you to the NICAS Project Day 2023. On June 13 we will host a full day of inspiration and research projects at the intersection of science, conservation and art history. From 13.00-17.30 hrs CET, project leaders will present their research in the Auditorium of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The aim of the Project Day is to inform everyone about current NICAS research 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.
► Registration is open.
► Please note this is an onsite event, it is not possible to attend online.
► Although this event is free to attend, it is not free to organise. If you register we count on your attendance. If you find that you are no longer able to attend, we kindly request that you unregister using the same registration link as soon as possible
Preliminary Programme
12.30 – 13.00 Walk in
13.00 – 13.15 Welcome
► Dr. Robert van Langh (Chair of NICAS)
13.15 – 14.30 Project Presentations
► Dr. Margriet van Eikema Hommes (RCE) – Study of the Materials and Techniques of Matthias Withoos’ View of Amserfoort
► Amin Livani MSc (TU/e) – Hygro-Mechanical Response of Oak Growth Rings to Varying Indoor Climate Conditions: A Combined Numerical and Experimental Study
► Gauthier Patin MA (RCE) – Fading Observations and Risk Assessment of Colour Change in Van Gogh’s Works
► Prof. dr. Joost Batenburg (CWI, Leiden University) – IMPACT4Art: 3D Visualization of the Interior of Art Objects Through CT Scans
► Welmoed Kreb MSc (Rijksmuseum) – Pope: Resin Bleed
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee Break
15.00 – 16.30 Keynote Speakers
► Prof. dr. Katrien Keune (Rijksmuseum/UVA), Femke Diercks MA (Rijksmuseum), Irma de Vries MA (Rijksmuseum) – The Making of Missie Meesterwerk
► Prof. dr. Robert Erdmann (Rijksmuseum, UVA) – Artificial Intelligence for Cultural Heritage Research
► Prof. dr. Jeroen Stumpel (UU) – Mastery and Mystery:
Meditations of an Art Historian on Science and Art
16.30 – 17.30 Drinks