The Technart 2027 programme is made up of 4 working days, with plenary conferences (25min +5 discussion), keynote lectures (25 min + 5) and around 130 oral contributions (15 min + 5), the last ones divided in 3 parallel sessions. Plenary lectures will be delivered by internationally renowned experts, offering broad perspectives on major scientific advances and emerging challenges in heritage science. Keynote lectures will be selected from submitted abstracts and will highlight particularly innovative contributions and promising developments across the field.

The scientific sessions will combine both methodological and application-oriented approaches. Method-focused sessions will cover recent advances in analytical techniques including X-rays based methods, electronic and vibrational spectroscopies, hyperspectral imaging and scanning at micro and macro-scale, advanced optical methods, surface and structural analysis remote sensing, and organic analyses based on chromatographic and/or “omics” methods. Additional attention will be given to integrated multi-analytical workflows and emerging instrumentation.

Other sessions will focus on materials and artworks, addressing artistic practices and execution techniques, alteration and degradation mechanisms, and conservation-restoration challenges.

Special emphasis will also be placed on digital approaches and data-driven research, including image processing, data fusion, chemometrics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, databases, FAIR data practices, and computational tools for interpretation and decision support.