Interdisciplinary research programme for conservation and restoration of art

Announcement launch research programme and call

This programme invites art historians, chemists, computer scientists, mathematicians, conservation scientists, restorers etc. to collaborate.

The Science for Arts research programme aims to investigate changes in artworks with regard to an object’s chemical and physical dynamics, significance and substance, as well as its frame of reference. Collaboration between specialists in the fields of restoration, conservation, humanities, physical and chemical sciences is pivotal as they collectively investigate an object or group of related objects in a museum environment. The programme aims to develop and strengthen interchange between the research of various research institutions and the museological field.

At the end of this year the NWO divisions Humanities and Chemical and Physical Sciences will launch a call for network grants for the research programme Science4Arts. To stimulate and support collaboration between groups from different disciplines and institutions there are two phases in the application process of the national and international proposals (with the National Science Foundation of the USA, specifically the SciArt programme). The first phase of Dutch proposals or the Dutch part of international proposals consists of applications for network grants. Participation in the first phase is obligatory for participation in the second phase of full proposals.

Contact: Elske Gerritsen (Division Humanities: +31 (0)70 344 08 21/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Nico Kos (Division Chemical and Physical Sciences: +31 (0)70 344 0696/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

The website www.nwo.nl/science4arts will be launched soon.

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