E-RIHS: Towards a European research infrastructure
Our colleague Wim Fremout coordinates the Belgian node of the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS), supporting the interpretation, documentation, preservation, and management of heritage in Europe. Explore further on the new E-RIHS website.
Our colleague Wim Fremout is the coordinator of the Belgian node of the European research infrastructure for heritage science (E-RIHS). The Belgian node was founded in 2019 and currently consists of three renowned federal scientific institutions: KIK-IRPA, KMKG-MRAH and KBR. KIK-IRPA offers access to cutting-edge laboratories, tools, and data and provides training opportunities in heritage science. In the European project IPERION HS, KIK-IRPA and KMKG-MRAH participate in the transnational access platform ARCHLAB, which provides access to archives and expertise and will be part of E-RIHS. E-RIHS aims to support heritage interpretation, documentation, preservation, and management research.
Currently, the national hubs are active in Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. National Nodes’ Members offer access to research facilities, training, consultancy, technology transfer, and dissemination, regulated by specific policies.
Learn more on this project on the new E-RIHS website.
More KIK-IRPA news
Chancellor Rolin in 3.5 billion pixels. A masterpiece by Van Eyck as you've never seen it before
The Louvre in Paris recently solicited the services of KIK-IRPA for the exhibition 'Revoir Van Eyck. La Vierge du Chancelier Rolin', which runs until June 17, 2024. The painting of The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, freshly restored, was captured in images again by our teams. Moreover, it got its own section on the Closer to Van Eyck website.
Third phase Ghent Altarpiece: First results promise stunning outcome
Since May 2023, the third and final phase of the large-scale conservation-restoration campaign of the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) is ongoing. In recent months, the KIK-IRPA team have been removing non-original varnishes and have carried out a thorough examination of the paint layers underneath. Currently, following the advice of the international commission of experts, they have started removing 16th-century overpaints. Already the first results are breathtakingly beautiful.