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Monday, June 8th 2026
Hall LHall R
14:00-16:00
Workshop by Verus Digital
CultArm3D- Autonomous and Consistent 3D Digitization for Scientific and Heritage Applications
14:00-16:00
Workshop by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Heritage Science: Unlocking Ancient Lives: Isotopes in Archaeology
17:00-19:00
Registration & Welcome Reception
Tuesday, June 9th 2026
8:30-9:30
Registration 
9:30-10:00
Opening & Award Ceremony
10:00-10:30
Invited Lecture
Koen Janssens: 2D, 3D and 4D Imaging of Chemical Transformations Taking Place in Heritage Materials
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
Hall LHall R
E-RIHS: Access Innovation
Chair: Vania Virgili
Conservation Treatments 1
Chair: Jasna Malešič
11:00-11:15
Francesca Galluzzi: A Highly Sensitive Mass Spectrometry Workflow for Characterizing Proteins and Sugars in Cultural Heritage Materials from a Single Sample
11:00-11:15
Silvia Prati: Smart and Sustainable Cleaning of Cultural Heritage through Electrospun Nonwovens
11:15-11:30
Barbara Łydżba-Kopczyńska: From Digitization to Material Data: Integrating Advanced Imaging Techniques with Heritage Science Research Infrastructure
11:15-11:30
Martina Romani: Understanding Solvent-Nanocellulose Cryogel Interactions to Demonstrate the Potential of a Reusable Material for Cultural Heritage Conservation
11:30-11:45
Miha Humar: Advancing Wood Smoking: From Traditional Practice to Quantitative Assessment of Fungicidal Performance and Imaging
11:30-11:45
Edith Joseph: Innovative Application of L-Cysteine and Derived Greener Hydrogels for Efficient Silver Tarnish Removal
11:45-12:00
Marina Vieri de Mitri-Fernandez: Physicochemical Effects of Oxygen Low-Temperature Plasma (LTP) on Textile Materials for Controlled and Safe Conservation Applications
11:45-12:00
María Teresa Aviles Cambronero: Consolidation of Historic Silk Textiles Using Fibroin Coatings
12:00-12:15
Eva Menart: Earliest Examples of Tinning on Bronze Objects from the Territory of Present-day Slovenia
12:00-12:15
Dominique Scalarone: Advances and New Tools for Laser Cleaning Design and Monitoring
12:15-12:30
Diego Quintero Balbas: Conservation Strategies for Gelatine-on-Glass Painting: Multi-Instrumental Adhesive Assessment and Assisted Fragment Reassembly
12:15-12:30
Dominika Smatanová: Impact of Low-Temperature ADRE Plasma on Plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride): Sterilization, Surface Modification, and Stability
12:30-14:00
Lunch Break
Hall LHall R
E-RIHS: Method Development
Chair: Polonca Ropret
Preventive Conservation
Chair: Katrien Keune
14:00-14:15
Margherita Giugni: Integrated MIR-SWIR Imaging for Binder Mapping in Paintings: Method Development on Reference Panels
14:00-14:15
Barbara Salvadori: From Visual Assessment to Analytical Evidence: Towards Objectivity in Oddy Test Interpretation
14:15-14:30
Maarten Van Kerckhoven: Combined MA-XRF and MA-XRPD Reveals the Hand of a Renowned Hyper-Restorer on a Prominent 15th c Panel Painting
14:15-14:30
Ludovica Tirone: Air Quality Assessment and Environmental Monitoring for Preventive Conservation Inside Showcases: An Integrated Approach at the National Museum of Cinema, Turin
14:30-14:45
Tjaša Rijavec: Desorption Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Heritage Science
14:30-14:45
Maria Rosalia Carotenuto: An Evaluation Procedure for Assessing the Chemical Safety and Adsorption Performance of Novel Sorbents in Museum Enclosures
14:45-15:00
Oskar Gonzalez-Mendia: A Multi-Analytical Approach for the Identification of Surface Whitening Phenomena in Contemporary Oil Painting
14:45-15:00
Loic Gourmelen: Low Environmental Impact Cellulose-Based Foams for the Transport and Storage of Cultural Artefacts
15:00-15:15
Lidija Korat Bensa: Unlocking Hidden Heritage: A Multi-Analytical Approach to the Non-Destructive Study and Tactile Representation of Egyptian Artifact
15:00-15:15
Aljona Gineiko: Circular Use of Historical Wood Waste: 3D-Printed Composite Replicas and Sustainability Assessment for Cultural Heritage
15:15-15:30
Lea Legan: Tracing Use and Alteration of Early Neolithic Pottery at Lake Hallstatt: Spectroscopic and Immunological Evidence for Organic Residues
15:15-15:30
Hend Mahgoub: Data-Driven Prediction of Indoor Microclimates in Heritage Buildings
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
Hall LHall R
E-RIHS: Access Practices
Chair: Ljiljana Damjanović-Vasilić
GC-MS Characterisation
Chair: Tjaša Rijavec
16:00-16:15
Martina Alunni Cardinali: Moving Beyond Plastic Identification through Non-Invasive Spectroscopy and Mechanochemical Analysis
16:00-16:15
Wang Na: Aging Evaluation of Boiled Tung Oil in Cultural Relics by Micro UV/Py GC/MS System
16:15-16:30
Valeria Di Tullio: Beyond the Surface: Non-Invasive Depth Profiling of Degradation and Consolidation Treatments in Plastic Heritage by NMR-MOUSE
16:15-16:30
Francesca Izzo: What Is Inside Historical Industrial Paint Tubes? A Multi-Analytical Study on Original Paint Tubes from Edward Munch’s Atelier
16:30-16:45
Klara Retko: Material and Structural Insights into Slavko Tihec’s Aquamobile Vertikale: A Multi-Analytical Approach
16:30-16:45
Simone Pettineo: Physico-Chemical Properties of Consolidants for Fragile Paintings: A Comparative Analytical Protocol
16:45-17:00
Geert Van der Snickt: Grey Surface Coatings on Paintings and Their Implications for Conservation Treatments: New Insights Through MA-XRPD, SR-XRPD, OPTIR and Proteomics


17:00-17:30
Coffee Break
Hall LHall R
17:30-19:30
Worskhop by Clyde HSI
Hyperspectral Imaging for Cultural Heritage
17:30-19:30
Workshop by Optik Instruments and Aparatura
Bruker Spectroscopy Workshop – FTIR, Raman and XRF Spectroscopy with Hands-On Demonstrations
Wednesday, June 10th 2026
Hall LHall R
Advanced Analytical Techniques
Chair: Koen Janssens
Conservation Treatments 2
Chair: Barbara Łydżba-Kopczyńska
9:00-9:15
Francesca Caterina Izzo: Innovative Imaging Approach for the Observation of Transversal Ion Migration in Adjacent Artists’ Oil Paint Films: Implications for Paint Stability and Crack Formation
9:00-9:15
Radka Kopecka: Monitoring the Effect of DCSBD Plasma Discharge During the Treatment of Library Materials
9:15-9:30
Kirill Shumikhin: Depth-Resolved AFM-IR Study of Impact from Non-Contact Atomic Oxygen Cleaning of Oil Paint
9:15-9:30
Dafne Cimino: COME-IN! – Innovative Consolidation Methodology for Fragile Paintings: From a Tuned Analytical Protocol to Tunable Consolidating Adhesive Kits Prototype
9:30-9:45
Brynn Sundberg: Discovering Molecular Changes to Proteins in Model Proteinaceous Paints via a Combined Top-Down and Bottom-Up LC-MS/MS Proteomic Approach
9:30-9:45
Jasna Malešič: New Insight into Degradation and Stabilization Mechanisms of Verdigris Pigment on Paper
9:45-10:00
Viktorija Peternel: The Use of Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) in Cultural Heritage Conservation: What Does an HSI Measurement Provide That a Photograph Cannot?
9:45-10:00
Irene Lunghi: Sustainable Nanocellulose Aerogels to Prevent the Microbiological Contamination of Photographic Heritage
10:00-10:15
Paola Letardi: Toward Multi-Analytical Non-Destructive Protocols for the (In-Situ) Characterisation of Outdoor Bronze Surfaces
10:00-10:15
Griselda Perez-Ireta: Bioinspired Antimicrobial Hydrogels for Sustainable Mitigation of Biodeterioration in Easel Paintings
10:15-10:30
Vojtěch Vilím: Dating of Painted Artworks by Amino Acids Racemization
10:15-10:30
Sabrina Molinaro: Protection Treatment for Glass Surfaces Based on Amine-Functionalised Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
Invited Lecture
Barbara Huber: Tracing Ancient Plant Use through Archaeo-Metabolomics: Molecular Insights into Aromatic and Medicinal Practices
11:30-12:30
Poster Session
12:30-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Round Table
“How to Ensure Impact of Scientific Research in Heritage Organisations”
with invited panellists
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
Hall LHall R
Organic Heritage Materials
Chair: Radko Tino
Metals in Cultural Heritage
Chair: Eva Menart
16:00-16:15
Petra Urbanová: Methodology for Identification and Condition Assessment of Plastics in Cultural Heritage Collections
16:00-16:15
Wolfgang Kautek: Patinas on Outdoor Bronzes and Copper Roofings
16:15-16:30
Elena Castagnotto: Multivariate Analysis of ER-FTIR Spectra for the Identification and Deterioration Assessment of Plastics in Museum Collections
16:15-16:30
Valentina Ljubic Tobisch: Conservation Relevance of Non-Destructive Characterisation of Surface Structure and Corrosion Phenomena in Daguerreotypes
16:30-16:45
Lucy Clift: Reverse Micelles: A Scenario for the Start of Lead Soap Protrusion Formation
16:30-16:45
Gabriella Di Carlo: Sustainable Protective Materials from Waste and Renewable Sources for Metal Objects in Museum Environments
17:30-19:30
Bled Trips
20:00-23:00
Conference Dinner
Thursday, June 11th 2026
Hall LHall R
Olfactory Heritage and VOCs
Chair: Emma Paolin
Case Studies
Chair: Maite Maguregui
9:00-9:15
Cecilia Bembibre: GC-MS-O and Olfactory Characterisation of Volatile Organic Compounds in Complex Historic Textile Artefacts
9:00-9:15
Teodora Raicu: Acrylic Inks in Contemporary Artworks on Paper: A Study of Colorants and Lightfastness
9:15-9:30
Tomasz Sawoszczuk: ODOTHEKA – How to Put Your Nose to Work During a Museum Visit
9:15-9:30
Ljiljana Damjanović-Vasilić: Nineteenth-Century Color Drawing of Serbian Painter Nadežda Petrović “Grandfather’s House”: A Spectroscopic Study of Authenticity
9:30-9:45
Disan Gunbilig: A Scent from the Past: Analysis of Volatile Emission of Mongolian World-Heritage Books
9:30-9:45
Giulia Moretti: The Curious Case of the Chelsea Maypole: Uncovering Experimental Eighteenth-Century Ceramic Manufacturing Through a Multianalytical Approach
9:45-10:00
Alexandra Gutmann: Volatile Emission Profiling of Historical Books: Material Signatures, Degradation Markers and Data-Driven Classification
9:45-10:00
Anabelle Kriznar: Discovering the Material History of the Mediaeval Mural Painting Virgen de la Antigua in the Cathedral of Seville
10:00-10:15
Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo: Filling the Gap: Creating a Database of Volatile Emissions from Materials Used for Production and Conservation of Paintings
10:00-10:15
Natalia Macro: From Vermilion to Synthetic Scarlet: A Career-Span Material Study of Jack B. Yeats’s Oil Painting Practice
10:15-10:30
Bruno C L Rodrigues: An Interdisciplinary Method for Olfactory Heritage Documentation
10:15-10:30
Nadira Salsabila: Verdigris-Driven Deterioration On Cellulose-Based Islamic Manuscript
10:30-10:45
Luana Queiroz: From Artisanal Tradition to Digital Olfactory Archives: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Safeguarding the Heritage of Modica Chocolate (PGI)
10:30-10:45
Emiliano Carretti: Proposal for a Remediation Method for the “Vinegar Syndrome” in Cellulose Acetate-Based Motion Picture Films
10:45-11:00
Vítězslav Knotek: Analytical Enhancement of the Oddy Test: VOC Emissions from FDM 3D-Printed Polymers
10:45-11:00
Simona Klempova: Use of Spectral Analysis for Non-Destructive Assessment of Degradation Degree in Plasticised Poly (vinyl chloride) Artefacts
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-12:00
Invited Lecture
Matija Črešnar: Messages from the Other Side… Chemical Analyses and their Integration in Archaeological Studies in Central and SE Europe
12:00-13:00
Poster Session
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
Hall LHall R
Data-Driven Research Approaches
Chair: Silvia Prati
Archaeological Science
Chair: Matija Črešnar
14:30-14:45
Francesco Armetta: Predictive Archaeometry: Machine and Deep Learning Models for the Study of Metallic Artifacts
14:30-14:45
Camila Hernandez Murillo: Crossing Regions: Geochemical Discrimination of Guatemalan Jade and Its Application to Costa Rican Artifacts Provenance
14:45-15:00
Demian Špaleta: Multivariate Analysis of Large Electrochemical Impedance and Optical Spectroscopy Datasets for Evaluating Coating Performance on Outdoor Bronze in Marine Environments
14:14-15:00
Mengruo Wu: Quasi-nondestructive Degradation Assessment and Consolidant Evaluation of Fragile Archaeological Organics Using TMA Micro-Bending
15:00-15:15
Silvia Innocenti: FAIR Data Management and Experimental Cleaning Protocol Design for a 16th-Century Gilded Steel Shield
15:00-15:15
Giulia Germinario: Evaluation and Optimization of Nades for Lipid Extraction from Archaeological Pottery Residues
15:15-15:30
Luka Kopač: Towards Application of NIR Hyperspectral Imaging for European Wood Species Identification in the Context of Cultural Heritage
15:15-15:30
Kateryna D’Ayala: Compositional Characterisation of Core-Formed Glass Vessels from Olbia Pontica (Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine)
15:30-15:45
Mohamed Mostafa Refat Ismail: Evidence-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization for Evaluating Built Heritage Renovation in Dry-Hot Climates: Saffron Place as a Case Study
15:30-15:45
Agnes Lattuati-Derieux: Unveiling Ancient Egyptian Coffins: Integrative Conservation-Restoration and Omics Characterization
15:45-16:00
Gregor Pobežin: Digital Approaches for Endangered Heritage: 2D/3D Capture, XML and CIDOC-CRM
15:45-16:00
Theodora Mavrogianni: The “Black Materials” of Ancient Egypt: From Molecules to Recipes
16:00-16:15
Aldona Jedrusik: Integrating Digital Modelling into Textile Conservation Workflows
16:00-16:15
Xiao Zhao: From Artifacts to Batteries: Advances in Muon-Induced X-ray Emission (MIXE) with the GIANT Instrument at PSI
16:15-16:45
Coffee Break
16:45-17:15
Closing Remarks

Posters, Wednesday, 10 June


Stand n#TitlePresenter
1Comparison of technical and material aspects of selected mediaeval mural paintings as a tool for a more precise stylistical characterizationAnabelle Kriznar
2Monitoring and documenting the state of conservation in the context of a spread heritage: the case of Painted Villages in an interdisciplinary perspectiveAurora Cairoli
3Investigating Surface Roughness as a Metric for Verdigris Deterioration on Islamic Manuscript PapersNadira Salsabilla
4Colorimetric Probes for Non-Invasive Detection of Volatile Emissions from Historic PaperDemian Špaleta
5Corrosion mechanisms studied on Roman bronze coins with different burial historyDomagoj Šatović
6Influence of Hydrotalcite Alkaline Deacidification on the Sorption Behaviour of PaperDominika Rudinská
7Identification of organic materials in Heritage Using the Thermo Fisher Scientific RaptIR+ FTIR Microscope with NIR CapabilityEleonora Balliana
8Advanced Methodological Framework for Micro–Multiband Imaging (μMBI): High-Resolution Analytical Insights into Early 20th-Century Oil PaintingsFrancesca Caterina Izzo
9A systematic pipeline for the scientific reconstruction of a historical object’s smellEmma Paolin
10Protective coatings based on nanocellulose and light-colored nanolignin for cultural heritage conservationFelipe Ferreira Meneses
11An in-depth study of interactions between novel sustainable protective materials and metal surfacesFrancesca Boccaccini
12Deep Learning for Rock Art Conservation: Segmentation of Original and Vandalized Petroglyphs at TioutHakima Moulay
13What Escapes and Co-elutes: Revealing Hidden VOC Profiles by GCxGC and Sealed Ampoule SamplingBarbora Benetková
14Effects of stacking on accelerated paper degradation Ida Kraševec
15Evaluation of mold removal from glass-plate negatives enabled by a novel imaging setupIrene Lunghi
16Integrating antibodies and DNA aptamers in dual format indirect ELISAs for detecting ancient proteins and β D glucan in Late Roman and early medieval ceramicsJanez Kosel
17To Apply or Not to Apply? Cyclododecane Spray Application on Varnished Oil Paintings: Preliminary ObservationsLee Chaehoon
18Contrasting Agents and Methods for Fe3+, Cu2+ and H+ in SEM/EDS Analysis and 3D X-Ray TomographyLuka Škrlep
19The Pictorial Decoration of the Former Abbey Church of St Michael in Bamberg. New Perspectives and Research Approaches in the Context of the ongoing General Restoration (2012-2027)Madlen Gulitsch
20How does a painter’s technique change throughout his life? Total investigation of Xawery Dunikowski’s workshop by spectroscopic methods.Magdalena Wróbel-Szypula
21From Emergency Shelter to Time Capsule: Polymer Stability in a Preserved 1980s BunkerMarta Anghelone
22Development of Reusable Nanocellulose Cryogels for Cultural Heritage ConservationMaite Maguregui Hernando
23LDPE Nanocomposite Films with Enhanced Barrier Properties for Preventive Conservation of Historic TextilesMiša Žnidarič
24Optimizing Protocols for Artificial Weathering Simulation of Stones and Mortars.Neva Maria Elisabetta Stucchi
25Oil painting in times of war: zinc carboxylates as degradation agentsNuria Oriols
26Material Characterization and Conservation of a Contemporary Mural Painting with an artistic intervention by Jorge OteizaOskar Gonzalez-Mendia
27Non-Destructive Dating of Historical Paper: A Machine Learning Approach Integrating ER-FTIR Spectroscopy and Manufacturing MarkersPatrick Layton
28Nanocellulose-based hybrid system for deacidification and mechanical reinforcement of historical paperSofia Scipioni
29Seeing inside wood: Exploring tebuconazole treatment with desorption electrospray ionisationŠpela Pok
30Transformation of goethite to hematite: dependence of ochre color on temperature and time of heatingWalter Bowyer
31Beyond Setpoints: Multiscale Modelling for Climate-Resilient Paper PreservationYun Liu
32Mass spectrometry imaging of fatty acids in historical parchment with desorption electrospray ionizationHynek Podlipny

Posters, Thursday, 11 June

Stand n#TitlePresenter
33Current Stabilisation Techniques of Islamic ManuscriptsNadira Salsabilla
34Next-Generation Customizable Organogels: A Solution for Controlled Solvent Cleaning in Modern Art PreservationEmiliano Carretti
35World-first: Femtosecond Laser Ablation XPS in cultural heritageArthur Graf
36Methodological Insights into Sacred Heritage MaterialsBarbara Łydżba-Kopczyńska
37Indoor Environmental Monitoring in a Historic Coastal Museum: A Case Study of the Consulate General Exhibition Hall at the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, ThessalonikiChristina Antonopoulou  
38Manufacturing technology study: Nineteenth-Century flocked wallpapers at Trakošćan Castle, CroatiaDomagoj Šatović
39X-ray Microtomography and Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing for Cultural Heritage RestorationEkaterina Sokolova 
40Identification of Paper Sizing: the Role of Gelatin and Colofony on Material Aging and DegradationEleonora Balliana
41Risk and Materiality in 9.5mm Heritage Films: Chemical Proof of Cellulose Nitrate and Additive ProfilesFrancesca Caterina Izzo
42Microalgae-Derived Polysaccharides: A Green Alternative for Paper ConservationGiulia Gasperuzzo
43Technical characterization of a 19th-century portrait of a Spanish ship captain and identification of its Viceregal origin through analysis with MA-XRF, SEM-EDX, TOF-SIMS, PLM, and Raman SpectroscopyZoe Avery
44Material Characterisation of the Textile Collection at the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana (HSLL)Ibrahim Elrefaey
45Variability of Textile Supports in 19th- and 20th-Century Czech PaintingsKaterina Mrazkova
46Spectroscopic and immunoassay studies of Baroque stucco marble altars in SloveniaKatja Kavkler 
47Valuing Cultural Heritage across Disciplines: Toward a Systemic Integration of Publicly Perceived ValuesLana Nastja Anžur
48Multi-Analytical Investigation and Conservation of the Portrait of Hilde Radnay (1910) by John Quincy AdamsLee Chaehoon 
49Evaluation of deep eutectic solvents for application on cellulose-based paper materialsMartina Anna Mrkvicová
50Understanding foxing chemistry to guide nanocellulose hydrogels development for paper conservationMartina Romani  
51Effectiveness Evaluation of Silicone Oil Emulsion in-situ Polymerization for Consolidation of 800-year-old Waterlogged Wooden ArtifactsMengruo Wu
52Non-destructive analysis of a painted wooden ceiling in a church using hyperspectral (HSI) and micro-XRF (μXRF) imagingMeta Pivk 
53GC-MS Analysis of Organic Content Found in Roman BalsamariaMilica Maric Stojanovic
54Scientific Analysis of a Safavid Kubachi DishPaola Marie Valentín Irizarry
55Options for removing graffiti from building plaster and marbleRadka Kopecka
56A gate-to-gate LCA/LCC assessment of the use phase of long-term storage of historical paperRanda Deraz
57Impasto Syndrome: Expanding the Analysis of Acrylic Paint Mediums used in Three-Dimensional PracticeRebecca Ploeger
58Confocal microscopy combined with perovskite composites for high-resolution imaging of ancient glass alterationSabrina Molinaro
59Revealing the age of historical parchments using machine learning and IR spectroscopySara Semeraro
60Evaluation of mechanical behaviour of historical paintings to improve consolidation treatmentsMelissa Rosaria Caruso
61Gap Fillings in Archaeological Metals: Restoration in the 19th CenturyTatiana Marchenko
62Experimental Insights into Vanadinite Degradation MechanismsSylwia Svorova Pawelkowicz
63Proteomic determination of leather animal species Hynek Podlipny
64Analysis of Selected Works of Srečko Kosovel using FTIR, NIR and VNIR SpectroscopyManca Boh