The laboratory supports and participates in research projects on heritage materials and their conservation-restoration.

Ongoing projects

Project on Vibrations and Conservation
In partnership with : Musée de la musique - Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris (M. Jossic, researcher), Louvre Museum (B. Le Dantec, preventive conservation), MAD (Decorative Arts and Design) (F. Bertin and Catherine Didelot), Quai Branly Museum - J. Chirac (E. Kissel & F. Sauvagnargues), Ircam (H. Boutin, researcher), Institut Jean-Le Rond D'Alambert, Sorbonne University (F. Ollivier, lecturer), SATIE, CY University (N. Wilkie-Chancellor, Professor)
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CHANGE Project: Cultural Heritage Analysis for New GEnerations
In partnership with : National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo and Norsk Elektro Optikk (Norway), King Jan III Palace Museum, Wilanów and Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (Poland), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (Netherlands), 7Reasons GMBH (Austria), AICON 3D Systems GmbH (Germany), Germolles - Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy (France) and National Heritage Institute (France).
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Past projects

CoPaiM Project: Conservation of Painted Metals
In partnership with : Centre Synchrotron SOLEIL, Musée des arts et métiers, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA), MONARIS laboratory, Institute Jean Lamour (IJL) and  Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France)(C2RMF) - Centre for Research and Restoration of the Museums of France.
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ZIP project 
The study of pressure-sensitive adhesive plastic films (zips), used in architectural drawings during the second half of the 20th century. 
In partnership with Centre Pompidou, Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) and Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
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Qorqor Maryam Project 
A technical and historical study of rupestrian paintings at Qorqor Maryam, Tigray, Ethiopia (13th century) with an investigative study on alterations
In partnership with : Institut des Mondes Africains, laboratoire de Recherche des Monuments Historiques (Historic Monuments Laboratory),  laboratoire de Modélisations pour l’Assistance à l’Activité Cognitive de la Conception, Centre Français des Etudes Éthiopiennes (French centre for Ethiopian studies) and University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Icon Project
The study of pictorial techniques of Ethiopian icons via a production dated from 15th to 18th centuries
In partnership with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), the Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, le Centre Français des Etudes Ethiopiennes  (French centre for Ethiopian studies), the C2RMF  and IMAF
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