Science4Arts symposium, November 2016, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

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1 Science4Arts symposium, November 2016, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam In the Science4Arts research programme ( ), museums and universities, conservators, curators, humanities researchers and scientists are developing a new perspective on the restoration and conservation of works of art and historic objects. The programme is an initiative of NWO (The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) and builds on the knowledge and insights of previous NWO-programmes MOLART and De Mayerne. The Science4Arts programme aims to make a substantial contribution to the conservation profession. In addition to scientific research, the programme intends to build an interdisciplinary and strongly collaborative community of experienced researchers in order to create a framework for future professionals. Research in Science4Arts is focused on changes that art works and historic objects undergo. That can involve chemical and physical changes, but can also relate to new meanings that works of art acquire over time. In 2012, six projects were granted funding as part of the Science4Arts programme. On 17 and 18 November 2016 an international symposium will take place in the Rijksmuseum where the six projects will present their results, the Science4Arts programme as a whole will be discussed, and where future developments will be explored. The Science4Arts projects Climate4Wood: Climate effects on decorated wooden panels PAinT: Paint Alterations in Time. Implications for Conservation, Presentation and Storage of Oil Paintings from Van Eyck to Mondrian Photography & Preservation: How to save photographic works of art for the future? REVIGO: REassessing VIncent van Gogh s use of color using digital reconstructions lessons for the conservation and interpretation of paintings and drawings REVISualising late REMBRANDT: Developing and applying new imaging techniques Shedding light on endangered mutual heritage. Developing non-invasive imaging techniques to uncover, understand and preserve ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts

2 Provisional programme Day 1: Thursday 17 November 2016, Auditorium Rijksmuseum 09:00-9:30 Registration, coffee/tea 9:30-09:50 09:50-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00-11:15 Welcome by Taco Dibbits, General Director Rijksmuseum Opening by Dr. Jet Bussemaker, Minister of Education, Culture and Science Keynote lecture by Prof. Stefan Simon (Director Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH), Yale University) Coffee/tea and poster presentations day 1 Short film and introduction projects day 1 Moderator: Marco Leona (Scientist in Charge, Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 11:15-12:30 Photography & Preservation: How to save photographic works of art for the future? - Sandra Weerdenburg: Introduction 1. Layers - Caroline von Courten: Image image material image carrier - Bas Reijers: Layers from a chemical perspective Mock-ups - Monica Marchesi: Intake-model: unfolding layers of materials 2. The surface - Bas Reijers: Chemistry at work - Caroline von Courten: Texture of the photographic surface 3. Perception - Monica Marchesi: Photo-works: a changing perspective Looking ahead - Clara von Waldthausen: Future research for the preservation of photographic works of art - Kitty Zijlmans: Technical Art History in the Humanities 12:30-14:00 Lunch and poster presentations day 1

3 14:00-15:15 Climate4Wood: Climate effects on decorated wooden panels - Paul van Duin: Introduction to Climate4Wood project - Stina Ekelund: The Museum Study - Cécilia Gauvin: Experimental testing and in situ monitoring - Rianne Luimes: The Modelling Study - Bart Ankersmit: Relevance of Climate4wood research for museums 15:15-15:45 Coffee/tea and poster presentations day 1 15:45-17:00 PAinT: Paint Alterations in Time. Implications for Conservation, Presentation and Storage of Oil Paintings from Van Eyck to Mondrian - Katrien Keune: Introduction to PAinT project - Joen Hermans: Chemical model for the formation of metal soaps in oil paintings - Annelies van Loon: The paintings case-studies, new insights into the alteration processes - Piet Iedema: Mathematical modeling of oil paint networks - Maartje Stols-Witlox: Application of PAinT research in conservation education and practice 17:00-18:00 Drinks (in aula)

4 Day 2: Friday 18 November 2016, Auditorium Rijksmuseum 09:00-09:30 Coffee/tea 09:30-09:45 Short film and introduction projects day 2 Moderator: Francesca Casadio (Co-Director NU-ACCESS/ Senior Conservation Scientist, Art Institute of Chicago) 09:45-11:00 REVIGO: REassessing VIncent van Gogh s use of color using digital reconstructions lessons for the conservation and interpretation of paintings and drawings - Eric Postma: Introduction to REVIGO project - Muriel Geldof, Ella Hendriks and Eric Kirchner: The pivotal paint palette a materials perspective on the quest for color - Nanne van Noord: Artificial intelligence and the original colors of Van Gogh s paintings - Birgit Reissland and Art Proano: Landscapes of lost colors Microscopic and chemical evidence of the original ink colors - Yuan Zeng: Artificial intelligence and the original colors of Van Gogh s drawings 11:00-11:30 Coffee/tea and poster presentations day 2 11:30-12:45 REVISualising late REMBRANDT: Developing and applying new imaging techniques - Joris Dik: Introduction to REVISRembrandt project - Koen Janssens: From MA-XRF to MA-XRPD, a new non-invasive imaging method - John Delaney: Hyperspectral IRR, on how it provides complementary information to MA-XRF - Annelies van Loon: The use of smalt in Rembrandt s Homer Petria Noble: The hat and other problems in Rembrandt s Jewish Bride c :45-14:00 Lunch and poster presentations day 2 14:00-15:15 Shedding light on endangered mutual heritage. Developing non-invasive imaging techniques to uncover, understand and preserve ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts - David Howell: Introduction to the project - Tim Zaman: New technology to reveal hidden images - Ludo Snijders: A new ancient Mexican book - Maarten Jansen: The motivations for painting Codex Añute (Selden) 15:15-15:30 Concluding remarks by Marco Leona and Francesca Casadio

5 15:30-16:00 Coffee/tea and poster presentations day 2 16:00-17:00 Panel discussion: Art for tomorrow - Loic Bertrand (Director, IPANEMA European Ancient materials synchrotron research platform, Synchrotron SOLEIL) - Annemarie Bos (Director, NWO Humanities) - Ann Demeester (Director, Frans Hals Museum) - Anne van Grevenstein (Professor emeritus of the Practice of conservation and restoration, UvA) - Robert van Langh (Head of the Department of Conservation and Restoration, Rijksmuseum/NICAS) - Renée van der Vall (Chair of the Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage, Maastricht University) - Louis Vertegaal (Jheronimus Academy for Data Science) Moderator Chris Stolwijk (Director, Netherlands Institute for Art History - RKD) 17:00-17:15 Closing by Chris Stolwijk