Reproducing Fire-Born Soot to Advance Cleaning Research: New Results from the MOXY Project
Understanding how to safely and effectively remove soot from cultural heritage objects is a pressing challenge—particularly in[…]
Unveiling Giotto’s Secrets: Advanced Laser Technology Reveals Hidden Transformations in the Bardi Chapel Frescoes
A groundbreaking collaboration between heritage scientists and conservators is shedding new light on one of Italy’s most[…]
What can modern science reveal about the world’s earliest photographs?
A new study by researchers from CNR-INO, in collaboration with colleagues from CNR-ISPC Catania and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, has[…]
A New Platform for Non-Invasive Analysis of Painted Surfaces: Integrating 3D Scanning and SSE TM Raman Mapping
A recent study, “Spatially registered 3D and sequentially shifted Raman mapping for painted surface characterization“, presents a[…]
Secrets in Pink: A Microbial Mystery in Michelangelo’s Hidden Room
Published on Science of the Total Environment, May 2025 | DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179494 Michelangelo’s “secret room” beneath the[…]
New Insights into Historical Dry Plate Negatives
Dry plate photographic negatives, introduced in the late 19th century, represent a turning point in the history[…]
How to approach long-term monitoring of chemical dynamics in oil paintings?
A new scientific paper is out. The question is: How to approach long-term monitoring of chemical dynamics[…]
The SCENTINEL Project Newsletter
Climate Change and Scent Heritage: The Urgent Need for Capturing and Preserving Olfactory Landscapes in a Changing[…]
Unlocking the Secrets of Historical Pigments with Raman Spectroscopy
In the world of art conservation, understanding the materials that make up historical artworks is essential for[…]
A new article on non-invasive techniques applied to gelatine-based art materials was published
Title: Non-invasive stratigraphic analyzes of gelatine-based modern painting materials with linear and nonlinear optical methods Link to[…]