Preserving Cultural Heritage Amidst Climate Change: A Europe Direct Crete Colloquium Featuring discussions on how coastal monuments can be safeguarded
Sharing results and insights of the EU project HERACLES.
Starting the OtoLIBS Project
October 07-18, 2024
During a two-week visit, our team analyzes otoliths using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.
The PhoHS team presented at the colloquium organized by the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation.
October 14, 2024
Colloquium on “Traditional and innovative techniques in the protection and promotion of monuments”.
Farewell Austin, you will be dearly missed
October 2, 2024
Deeply saddened by the loss of our dearest friend, colleague, and collaborator.
Our most recent findings were shared at the “3rd Bridge of Archaeometry” Conference in Patra.
Recent results! “Towards a multi-analytical methodology based on molecular spectroscopic techniques for the detection and characterization of organic residues in archaeological findings” We are excited to announce our PhD student Maria Eleni Konstantinou’s participation in the “3rd Bridge of Archaeometry” event at the Archaeological Museum of Patras. She shared the latest findings from her recent […]
President Xi’s initiative of global civilizations and the cooperation between FORTH and the Palace Museum
The Photonics for Heritage Science team is thrilled to be featured in a documentary
PhoHS presence at the colloquium dedicated to Research projects on Cultural Heritage funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation
PhoHS of IESL- FORTH had a strong representation in the colloquium “Protection and Promotion of Greek Cultural Heritage”
PROTEAS Open-access Laboratory at the National Gallery of Athens; public presentation within the colloquium dedicated on “Research projects on Cultural Heritage” funded by the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Innovation
Kostas Hatzigiannakis on behalf of the Photonics for Heritage Science IESL – FORTH team, had the chance to present PROTEAS Open Laboratory
PAλλAS, the 3-wavelength Laser Cleaning System
PhoHS group has developed an innovative, transportable ns Nd: YAG system with triple-wavelength (3λ) beam output.
Applying laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and elemental imaging on marine shells for archaeological and environmental research
New article published in Scientific Reports
The Director of the Palace Museum visited FORTH to sign an MoU
Visit from the Director of Palace Museum to FORTH
Visiting, in Beijing, the Joint Laboratory of IESL- FORTH and the Palace Museum.
Visiting the Joint Laboratory with Place Museum, in Beijing.
Photoacoustic real-time monitoring of UV laser ablation of aged varnish coatings on heritage objects
A recent article has been published in the Virtual Special Issue of the Journal of Cultural Heritage dedicated to LACONA XIII proceedings
CALLOS TriENA at Open Conservation Laboratory
CALLOS TriENA at Open Conservation Laboratory, Athens
TriENA, Laser spectroscopy
TriENA hybrid system combines 3 spectroscopic analytical techniques (LIBS, LED-IF, and DR).
IPERION HS FIXLAB project LasArt
IPERION HS FIXLAB project LasArt
Visit from July 3rd to 14th, 2023.
On-site tests on the PROTEAS Instrumentation at the National Gallery -Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens
A series of on-site tests of the PROTEAS instrumentation were performed by PhoHS team of IESL – FORTH researchers
Oral presentation at the TECHNART 2023 in LISBON
“Evaluation of synergistic multi/hyper-spectral techniques for the non-invasive analytical characterization of large-size paintings by means of a 19th-century mock-up painting” has been recently presented in the TECHNART 2023 (Lisbon 7-12 May)
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in the service of archaeological organic residues analysis
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in the service of archaeological organic residues analysis
Palace Museum Delegation welcomed at FORTH
On Friday 28th of April 2023 we welcomed at FORTH a delegation from Palace Museum in Beijing
Poster presentation at the XXIVth Congress of GMPCA: Archeometry 2023
“Towards a multi-analytical methodology based on molecular spectroscopy techniques for the detection & characterization of organic residues in archaeological findings” poster presentation at the XXIVth Congress of GMPCA: Archeometry 2023
Other National and International Projects
LASTOR Lasers for stonework restoration GSRT 2003-2006 OLOTEK Holographic method and system development for structural assessment of artworks GSRT2003-2006 MOBiLART Mobile laser art conservation laboratory GSRT 2005-2007 LATECA Laser technology in conservation of artworks GSRT1995-1998 EMERIC II Risk Map for the assessment of wall paintings of the Byzantine monuments in Crete CRINNO,- Crete Innovative Region […]
What a wonderful way to finish our academic year!!!
December 30, 2022
A new article by Annie Giakoumaki, A. Philippidis, Panos Siozos, Ioanna Pyrri, D. Anglos & P. Pouli was published in Science Journal .
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
December 14, 2022
DIALOGUE 05: Mr Guo Hong ,University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
“Restoration research of Drepung Monastery murals in Tibet”
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
November 24, 2022
DIALOGUE 04: Andreas Germanos Karydas ,NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece & CNR, -ISPC, Italy
“MA-XRF imaging of Greek Antiquities”.
China-Greece Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Cultural Heritage Conservation Technology
Research collaboration between IESL-FORTH and the Palace Museum within the Chinese National Key R&D Program Project “One Belt One Road: China-Greek Cultural Relics Protection Technology Joint Research”, with the aim to construct a joint laser laboratory at the premises of the Palace Museum in Beijing.
E-RIHS IP- EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HERITAGE SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS) was designed as a pan-European distributed infrastructure with the vision of replacing the traditional science-for-art approach
China and Greece Dialogues on Heritage Research and Conservation
September 28, 2022
DIALOGUE 03: Elissavet KAVOULAKI, Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
“Palace of Knossos: Conservation – restoration works and recent strategies within the HERACLES EU project”.
Welcome Dr. Maria Roumpou
September 10, 2022
Our group is excited to welcome Dr. Maria Roumpou as our new experienced Research Assistant
LIBS system installation in Mainz
June 26, 2022
LIBS system installation in Mainz