Reshaping the Collectible: When Artworks Live in the Museum is a major research project focused on recent and contemporary artworks which challenge the practices of the museum. Responding to Tate’s...
The aim of the research project artemak+X is to gain information on materials, technologies and preservation concepts of contemporary art directly from artists through interviews and questionnaires...
This project aims for an integral approach to the use of oral history for conservation research, and seeks to reflect the use of interviews as a dynamic process. Personal Testimonies Museums and...
The Artist Archives Initiative was founded at New York University to promote research and disseminate knowledge about the display and care of contemporary art. The initiative responds to a growing...
Artist Documentation Program - Menil Collection (since 1990)
The Artists Documentation Program (ADP) interviews artists and their close associates in order to gain a better understanding of their materials, working techniques, and intent for conservation of...
New research project on the identification and conservation of plastics in The Netherlands (2017-2019)
Each collection of contemporary art and design objects contains numerous artefacts made of plastic. To identify the material composition of the objects specialist knowledge is required, which is often...
Project: NACCA / New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art
A significant part of European cultural heritage, modern and contemporary art, runs a great risk of getting lost for future generations because it is particularly difficult to preserve. Proper care...
The IMAT project: first application of carbon nanotubes in art conservation
In November 2011, the IMAT project under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program (FP7) has been launched with a kick of meeting held at the University of Florence in Italy. During the three...
Project: Art in L.A. - Getty Conservation Institute
Art in L.A. is a study of materials and fabrication processes used by Los Angeles-based artists since the 1950s and the implications these materials and processes have for conservation. This research...
Project: Modern Art Conservation Center - Italy and Slovenia (2011-2014)
MACC Project “Modern Art Conservation Center” aims at implementing a cross-border center for coordination of technical and scientific expertise in the field of modern and contemporary art, suitable to...