Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage

IRPA/KIK is a federal scientific institution dedicated to the study, conservation and development of Belgium's cultural heritage. The Institute, created in 1948, brings together art historians, chemists, physicists, conservator-restorers and photographers. Its three departments strive towards a versatile and multidisciplinary approach to works of art. More information

AGENDA

27-28|06|2013 Preventive conservation workshop

Assessing and managing risks to your collections A two-day workshop with R. Robert Waller (Protect Heritage Corp. under license from Canadian Museum of Nature) @ KIK-IRPA June 27th and 28th 2013 Today, preventive conservation has become a leading theme in all fields of cultural property. Usefu...

31|10|2013 Conference on photo conservation

On October 31st 2013 IRPA-KIK organises a conference on management and conservation of photographic collections. Many institutions (museums, libraries, archives, etc.) that have photographic collections are facing problems concerning their management: storage, inventory, digitalization, access, copy...

29|11|2013 From Carpentry to Joinery: Study Day

The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (IRPA-KIK), the University of Namur, the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Royal Museums for Art and History (MRAH-KMKG) are organising the study day From Carpentry to Joinery: floors and ceilings, shutters and frames, doors and pan...

News

Radiocarbon dating: first MICADAS in Belgium

L'IRPA a inauguré ce 25 avril 2013 un accélérateur de particules couplé à un spectromètre de masse. Une première en Belgique ! Les datations radiocarbone vont désormais pouvoir être réalisées entièrement dans not...

The Centre for the study of the Flemish Primitives of the IRPA-KIK publishes ‘Ung bon ouvrier nommé Marquet Caussin'. Peinture et enluminure en Hainaut avant Simon Marmion, by Dominique Vanwijnsberghe. Until now, little was known about manuscript illumination in Hainault before the a...

75 000 Art nouveau objects online

In March 2012 the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (IRPA-KIK) joined the two-year European project Partage Plus in which 23 institutions from 21 countries participate. All in all around 75 000 objects in Art nouveau style (jewelry, posters, furniture, stained-glass windows, ceramics, ar...

Since its creation in 1948, one of IRPA-KIK's main tasks is the conservation of Belgium's exceptionally rich ecclesiastical heritage. Owing to the campaign ran by our Institute in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Belgium is the only country that disposes of a nearly exhaustive inventory of its heritage prese...

JPI Cultural Heritage and Global Change

JPI Cultural Heritage and Global Change: a new challenge for Europe In both its tangible, intangible and digital forms, Europe's cultural heritage contributes to the cohesion of the European Union and plays a fundamental role in European integration by creating cultural connections amo...