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H2020Doctoral network2019–2023

CHANGE · Cultural Heritage Analysis for New GEnerations

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2019-05-01 → 2023-04-30
EU contribution
€4,068,821
Participants
18
Scheme
MSCA-ITN

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Results in brief

Cultural Heritage Analysis for New GEnerations

Objects of tangible cultural heritage inevitably change over time, demonstrating alterations to materials’ appearance, due to structural or chemical degradation, human interventions, or simply environmental deposits. Documenting, understanding, monitoring, and interpreting these changes are crucial to their preservation and the retention of their values. The CHANGE project has trained a new generation of 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) towards a common goal – assessing the changes of tangible cultural heritage using state-of-the-art multimodal imaging techniques in complement to the more traditional analytical techniques. Novel methodologies for data registration, image processing and visualisation have been implemented directly on CH objects to characterise and evaluate degradation processes and conservation-restoration treatments. The project aimed to take CH digitisation to a new level by exploring digital datasets for deeper analysis and interpretation. CHANGE has focused on several key objectives within three scientific work packages (WP) presented in the next section. Conclusion of the action: The project has provided methodologies and systems to analyse and monitor changes in cultural heritage objects. By addressing the challenge of change capture and tracking, the methods, and multimodal protocols ESRs have developed ensure the accurate registration of data while excluding acquisition errors. Based on imaging technologies, non-contact and without deteriorating fragile artworks, several modalities and cross analysis were used to improve data quality and reproducibility, allowing for effective tracking of changes over time. Methods developed in CHANGE are proven efficient on several object types, e.g., glass, wall painting, gilded wood and were applied to monitor several restorations processes. This new knowledge will be valuable for conservation and digitisation of cultural heritage and these pioneer systems and protocols will enter into daily practices in conservation of cultural heritage.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

Cultural heritage (CH) objects have been constantly undergoing changes/degradations over time. In order to pass the legacy of these objects to future generations, it is important to monitor, estimate and understand these changes as accurately as possible. These investigations will support the conservators to plan necessary treatments in advance or to slow down the specific deterioration processes. The dynamic characteristics of materials vary from one object to another and are influenced by several factors. To detect and predict their changes, accurate documentation and analysis are necessary. Over the years, CH digitization using scientific imaging techniques has become more widespread and has created a massive amount of datasets of different forms in 2D and 3D. Several past projects focused on different aspects of technological developments for better digitization methods. There has been less focus on the processing and analysis of these datasets to make the greatest use of them and to their further exploration for monitoring ‘changes’ in CH artefacts for conservation purposes. The lack of adequate digital tools for monitoring these changes is related to material behavior and stability, which still need to be addressed. The proposed project will take cultural heritage digitization to a new level by exploring digital datasets for deeper analysis and interpretation. The main idea is to develop methodologies for the assessment of changes in CH objects by comparing and combining digital datasets captured at different time periods. The validity of the methods has to be evaluated through case studies conducted in collaboration with CH experts and stakeholders. The project is an interdisciplinary approach combining expertise on imaging techniques, computing, CH, and conservation science.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · TrondheimCoordinatorNorway
  • 7REASONS MEDIEN GMBH · AbsdorfAustria
  • AKADEMIA SZTUK PIEKNYCH W WARSZAWIE · WarszawaPoland
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · ParisFrance
  • COMMUNAUTE D' UNIVERSITES ET ETABLISSEMENTS UNIVERSITE BOURGOGNE - FRANCHE - COMTE · BesanconFrance
  • Germolles Ducal Palace in Burgundy · MelleceyFrance
  • HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE · DelemontSwitzerland
  • HEXAGON DEU01 GMBH · BraunschweigGermany
  • Institut national du patrimoine · ParisFrance
  • MUZEUM PALACU KROLA JANA III W WILANOWIE · WarszawaPoland
  • NORSK ELEKTRO OPTIKK AS · OSLONorway
  • Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design · OsloNorway
  • POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA · WarszawaPoland
  • STICHTING HET RIJKSMUSEUM · AmsterdamNetherlands
  • Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum · ZurichSwitzerland
  • TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU · LemesosCyprus
  • UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM · AmsterdamNetherlands
  • UNIVERSITETET I OSLO · OsloNorway

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union