Blogs
A Brief History of Making Copper Objects. Part 2: Casting Techniques
* This text is based on an essay originally written for the MSc in Conservation, UCL * By Mariana Pinto The ARTECHNE project investigates technique in the arts. Such techniques…
Read more
Interpreting the Ragged Edges: The Danger of Being a Modern Image-Maker in Historical Research
By Jessie Wei-Hsuan Chen It has been half a year since I started my PhD project, Everlasting Flowers Between the Pages. The project investigates the epistemic values and the artistic production…
Read more
The Role of Print Production in the Circulation of Anatomical Knowledge
By Alice Zamboni Since January 2019, I have been conducting research for my PhD at Utrecht University. I am hosted by the Artechne group, whose interdisciplinary work and employment of…
Read more
Choreographies of Glassmaking: An Impression
By Márcia Vilarigues For those of us who have watched master glass makers working in their studio, it is impossible not to be enchanted by the choreography that unfolds in…
Read more
Chemists and Historical Recipes to Clean Paintings
By Maartje Stols-Witlox As a paintings conservator, I apply chemistry on a daily basis. For instance, when removing a varnish, I rely on the difference in molecular properties of varnish and…
Read more