10th International Conference on Analytical Techniques for Heritage Studies and Conservation
TECHNART is a key biennial International Conference dedicated to showcasing and promoting advancements in analytical techniques applied to heritage science, including art, archaeology and the broader field of cultural heritage conservation. Since its first 2007 edition in Lisbon, the conference has been hosted in cities such as Athens, Berlin, Amsterdam, Catania, Bilbao, Bruges, Lisbon and most recently, in Perugia in 2025.
The meeting, which usually joins together around 400 participants from all over the world, is an outstanding opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience on cutting-edge research and innovative approaches in the multi- and inter-disciplinary field of scientific methodologies for the study of nature, properties and alterations of heritage materials (including pigments, stones, metals, glass, ceramics, proteins, lipids, and other natural and synthetic organic materials), or for data storage and processing, or also for the knowledge and advancement of conservation and prevention standards.
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CONFERENCE TOPICS
The TECHNART 2027 program wil be made up of four days, with 7 plenary conferences (30 min) , 6 keynote lectures (30 min) and more than 130 oral contributions, divided into three parallel sessions. A wide range of key-experts will be invited (plenary and keynote lectures) to present the latest advances of their studies and highlight innovation perspectives in the near future.
- X-ray based methods and applications (from portable systems to large scale facilities, 2D macro- and micro-scale imaging, 3D micro-imaging and confocal experiments)
- Synchrotron, ion beam and neutron‐based techniques and instrumentation
- Molecular spectroscopy (UV-Vis, FT‐IR, Raman spectroscopy, from single point to micro-scale imaging)
- Other laser‐based analytical methods
- Chromatography and mass spectrometry
- Proteomics and genomics
- Magnetic resonance techniques
- Optical and coherent imaging techniques
- Macro hyperspectral imaging and scanning
- Remote sensing
- Digital technologies, data-driven methodologies, and computational tools (big data analytics, machine learning, cloud computing, modelling, ….)
- Monitoring of conservation/restoration processes
- Case studies of specific interest.
