During his internship at the ‘Museum für Lackkunst’ (Museum of the Art of Lacquer) in Münster (Germany), …
“Material-technical research into the oeuvre of Willem Kick, the pioneer of European Lacquer”
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Since the implementation of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, State Parties …
“What can Intangible Cultural Heritage Nomination Videos tell us about the 2003 Convention?”
This week ARCHES welcomed the 7th edition of the Vlaams-Nederlandse Natuursteendagen in Antwerp. This edition, extra attention …
The Conservation Studio of KMSKA works at full speed, as the re-opening of the museum draws closer. …
“Conservation treatments at KMSKA supported by technical data”
At the Groeningemuseum in Bruges, a Macro X-Ray Powder Diffraction Scanner (MA-XRPD) scanned the ‘Madonna with Canon …
“MA-XRPD on ‘Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele’ by Jan van Eyck”
Belgium was an asbestos champion. Today, chances are still very high you will find asbestos in buildings …
From 4 to 18 January 2021, the University of Antwerp (AXES and ARCHES research groups) performed an in-situ examination on Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele (1436) by Jan van Eyck in the Groeningemuseum in Bruges.
Stefanie De Winter successfully defended her PhD ‘Flattened Intensities: An Empirically Informed Assessment of Frank Stella’s Fluorescent Paintings from the Sixties’.
The Fall of the Rebel Angels, created by Frans Floris I in 1554 is currently undergoing a …
Recently, the macro XRF-scanner of the University of Antwerp visited Bruges. In the Groeningemuseum, two paintings by …
In our attempts to conserve our heritage buildings and sculptures made of limestone, we seek to understand …
Left: Color image after the 1950s treatment. The ears of the Eyckian Lamb were revealed after removal of the 16th century overpaint obscuring the background. (© Lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw). Right: Color image after the 2019 treatment that removed all of the 16th century overpaint, revealing the face of the Eyckian Lamb. The dotted lines indicate the outline of the head before removal of 16th century overpaint. (© Lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
