To celebrate its first three years of achievements, the Andreas Pittas Art Characterization (APAC) Laboratories of the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) at The Cyprus Institute will host the symposium “Old Masters, New Tools: Science and Technology Approaches to Art History,” held on the 15th (9am-6pm) and the 16th (9am-1pm) of December 2022 at the premises of The Cyprus Institute in Nicosia.
Presentations by leading scholars in the field will discuss an array of scientific and technological approaches to the study, analysis and conservation of art. In addition, the symposium will provide the opportunity to highlight the exciting research pursued by the interdisciplinary team of APAC Labs.
Contributors include Anastasia Drandaki (University of Athens and Benaki Museum), Austin Nevin (Courtauld Institute of Art), Francesca Casadio (Art Institute of Chicago), Georgios Artopoulos (The Cyprus Institute), Ioli Kalavrezou (Harvard University), Jørgen Wadum (Nivå & Wadum Art Technological Studies), Karen Golmer (MIT Deshpande Center), Livio De Luca (CNRS), Michel Menu (The Cyprus Institute), Nikolas Bakirtzis (The Cyprus Institute), Peter Humfrey (University of St. Andrews), Robert Van Langh (Rijksmuseum), Romain Thomas (Université Paris Nanterre), Sorin Hermon (The Cyprus Institute), Vincent Detalle (CY Cergy Paris Université).
15 & 16 December 2022
Athalassa Campus, The Cyprus Institute
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The symposium will be in English. Live streaming will be available.
