International conference “Journey into the Ageing & Alterations of Paintings’ (JAAP)” | April 2025 | Amstredam | Call for abstracts

Deadline for submission on November 8, 2024

In recent decades, scientific research has provided new insights into the fundamental aspects of paints’ composition and ageing processes, prompting a re-evaluation of our perception of paintings and conservation concepts.

The JAAP conference will explore how molecular research contributes to deeper insights into the creation and craftsmanship of paintings and to decision-making and treatments in the active and preventive conservation of paintings. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of conservation science, showcasing the latest advances in technology and molecular material sciences. The conference will bring together different expertise, insights and knowledge. It will serve as a platform to expand our knowledge of paints, to develop new strategies for conservation treatments, preventive conservation and art historical interpretation.

The Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS) is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for consideration for the two-day conference ‘Journey into the Ageing & Alterations of Paintings’ (JAAP) at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, on 3 and 4 April 2025.
 
Abstracts for oral presentations and posters will be related to the following topics:

  1. Molecular Insights: The Impact of Molecular Changes on the Perception and Interpretation of Paintings; 
     
  2. Beyond the Lens: Cutting-Edge Microscopic Imaging Techniques and Advanced Sample Preparation; 
     
  3. Unravelling the Spectrum: Innovations and Challenges in Mass Spectrometry of Paint Materials; 
     
  4. Analogous Twins: The Use of Reconstructions in the Study of Paint Alterations; 
     
  5. Shifting Perspectives: The Ageing of Paintings and how it has Informed Painting Conservation Practice and Decision-making. 

Abstracts must be submitted before November 8, 2024.

Presenters will be notified by 6 December 2024.

Click HERE to submit your abstract.

If there are any questions, please email jaap@nicas-research.nl

* The conference is organised in honour of Prof Dr Jaap Boon, who passed away on 4 April 2024. Jaap Boon was at the forefront of molecular artwork research and played a significant role in developing the conservation science field.

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