The event will discuss the vital relationship between chemistry and cultural heritage; such as physical, analytical, organic, inorganic, and environmental chemistry, help in understanding conservation and developing restoration methods. The conference will focus on current developments in chemical technologies which offer improvements for specific conservation-restoration needs raised by the cultural heritage preservation international community.

Topics

• Development and improvements of analytical methods (non-invasive/micro-invasive, (mass)spectroscopy, chemical imaging, separation methods and safety aspects)
• Multispectral and hyperspectral methods in heritage science
• Chemical processes causing changes and degradation of cultural heritage artifacts
• Chemical aspects of biological alteration phenomena
• Environmental chemistry aspects in heritage conservation
• Nanotechnologies, green/sustainable materials, and methods for conservation and restoration
• Data treatment, chemometrics, machine learning/artificial intelligence for cultural heritage investigation
• Cross-disciplinary visions for heritage science, conservation and restoration
• Multimodal investigations and case studies

Scientific Organizing Committee

• Radko Tiňo, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
• Milena Reháková, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
• Katarína Vizárová, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
• Peter Barta, Slovak National Museum, Slovakia
• Nina Lalíková, Slovak National Museum, Slovakia
• Eduard Belušák, Slovak National Museum, Slovakia
• Katarína Kučíková, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
• Izabela Lukačovič Vajová, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
• Ida Skotnicová, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
• Soňa Malečková, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia