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[…]
From the Macchiaioli to Modern Science: CNR-INO Contributions to Understanding Giovanni Fattori
The exhibition at Villa Mimbelli (Livorno), celebrating the anniversary of Giovanni Fattori’s birth, opens a new chapter[…]
Exploring the Secrets of a Roman Fresco at Baia Castle
In October 2025, Valentina Di Sarno and Alessandra Rocco, researchers at CNR-INO, together with colleagues from CNR-ISASI[…]
Botticelli’s Venus under the Lens of Multispectral Imaging
On 25 September 2025, the Galleria Sabauda of the Musei Reali di Torino hosted the study day[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]