Heritage Science Group – Optics for heritage at CNR

History

Created in 1990 in Florence, HSG has a long tradition in optics applied to heritage.

Research

HSG participates in several EU and nationals projects and offers access to its tools

Tools and Prototypes

HSG works to design and develop innovative tools for heritage conservation

Our expertise

Area-wise techniques (UV-VIS-NIR Reflectance, UV fluorescence)
Spectroscopic techniques (Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy)
Methods for 3D survey (Surface topography by optical scanning)
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Non-linear Optics techniques (MPEF – Multi-Photon Excitation Fluorescence, u003cbru003eSHG – Second Harmonic Generation, THG – Third Harmonic Generation)
Photo-acoustic techniques

The latest news

Optical analyses on the Uffizi Gallery’s drawing 8P by Leonardo da Vinci

The HSG published the results of non-invasive optical analyses on the Uffizi Gallery’s drawing 8P by…

HSG’s tools at work on Morandi’s artworks in Bologna

In the framework of E-RIHS.it, HSG is analysing some artworks at the Morandi Museum in Bologna.…

MOLAB INO at work in Naples

Il gruppo Heritage Science dell’Istituto Nazionale di Ottica ha applicato gli strumenti diagnostici …