Programme 2026
Three days across three venues in Zagreb, 23–25 September 2026. Browse the full schedule by day, or download the printable programme.
The full three-day programme
Sessions group presentations by theme. Invited speakers open the first and third days. Times are local to Zagreb (CEST).
Session · Music as Documented Heritage
Reconstructing Medieval Croatian Music: Sources, Methods, and Performance
Between Annotation and Heritage: Marginalia, Dedications and Correspondence in the Music Collections of the Arts Academy Library in Split
Archives, Technology, and Musicology: Reconstituting Early Examples of Electronic Music from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Session · Digital Access to Cultural Heritage
Digital Communication and Access to Performing Arts Heritage: The Digital Archive of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Enhancing the Perceived Value of Cultural Heritage Products through Location-Aware UX Design
Digitising the past for present decisions: archival sources and heritage protection in Venice
Session · Heritage Protection, AI, Economy
Shared Heritage, Divergent Practices: A Comparative Study of Stećci Protection in the Western Balkans
Application of the artificial intelligence for historical objects and personalities creation and animation
Exploring conversational AI as a research instrument for stakeholder engagement in sustainable heritage renovation
Everyday Recovery: Non-Human Agencies and the Afterlives of Modernist Housing
Session · Cartography, Codices and Chronicle
Cholera on the Map of Nineteenth-Century Gdańsk: A GIS-Based Digital Reconstruction of Albert Liévin's 1868 Epidemiological Map
The Works and Translations made by Georgius Trapezuntius in the Corvina Library and the "First Heraldic Painter"
Islamic art and calligraphy
Session · Museums and Libraries
Cultural Heritage in The Collections of Kosovo Museums
The Metropolitan Library of the Zagreb Archdiocese over the Last 50 Years: Librarians as Guardians of Historical Heritage
Oriental Manuscripts as Written Heritage: The Collection of the National and University Library “St. Clement of Ohrid” in Skopje
Museum of Contemporary Art
- Guided Tour of the museum's permanent exhibition
- Visit to the Conservation Department
- Official opening of the Conference poster exhibition
Session · Technology in Preservation Practice
Advanced Bio-Based Coatings for Paper Preservation
A Contribution to the Identification of Rare Books Through Data Fusion Strategies Based on Multispectral Imaging
Preservation of Paper and Wooden Artefacts Through Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Treatment
Marquetry Technique in Lithuanian Furniture Heritage 1918–1940: Formation of National Identity and Contemporary Interpretations in Education
Session · Textile Heritage and Material Analysis
Armenian Manuscripts and Printed Books Containing Textiles — Statistics and Descriptions
Chemical, biomolecular and colorimetric analysis of a Rubiaceae-derived dye from the Konavle region and its application in textile conservation
Traditional Turkish Carpet Weaving: A Field Study of Yağcıbedir Carpets in Bergama, İzmir
Rediscovering Sacred Power at the Wereldmuseum / Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen: The Macan Ali Flag, Mystical Protection, and the Sensorial Memory of Cirebon
Session · Conservation-Restoration
Conservation-restoration of a silver sanctuary light from the Prvić Luka
Challenges in developing and optimizing spray application of protective 2D material coatings for mural paintings
The surface of Kalin's bronze Žanjica: Interdisciplinary study prior to conservation-restoration
Survey and Systematisation of Conservation Practices in Archaeological Iron Artefacts: Analysis of 15 Case Studies from the Early Modern Period, Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães
Workshops in the Laboratories of the Faculty of Graphic Arts
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Beyond the Visible
MSI (Multispectral Imaging) - Practical Examples -
Why don't two spectrophotometers see the same color?
Comparing directional and integrating sphere measurement geometries
Multispectral Imaging and X-ray Radiography on the Painting Vittore Carpaccio: Madonna and Child Enthroned with Six Saints
Conservation and Restoration Work on a Painting by Ivo Šebalj
Digital Reconstruction of a Fragmented Roman Sarius Cup from Caska
The Turjak Castle Epitaph of the Duchess Špela
Controlled-Release Systems and Green Conservation: Innovative Protocols for Treating Biodeterioration of Cultural Heritage
Colours and Materials in Traditional Blouse and Skirt Sets from the Vinkovci Area: A Case Study from the Collection of the Vinkovci Municipal Museum
Contemporary Art at the Intersection of Ecology and Heritage: The Case of Gallery VN and Gallery Prozori
Digitalization of Easel Paintings: Case Studies and Challenges in the Process
AI-Driven Workflows in Archival Science: Automating Information Extraction and Entity Linking at the National Archives of Hungary
The Visible and the Hidden in Conservation-Restoration: Challenges of Interpretation and Presentation on the Example of a Crucifix from Veliko Trojstvo
Innovative Approaches to Mold Removal with Enzyme and Bacterial Treatments on Paper Heritage
Significance of the 'Act of Seeing' Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Terms of National Image: A Case Study of Korea
A Streamlined Virtual Reflectance Transformation Imaging (V-RTI) Pipeline for Epigraphic Analysis: Bypassing 3D Rendering via AI-Generated Light Position Matrices
Beyond Aesthetics: Harnessing Cultural Heritage to Revitalise the Economy and Achieve Sustainable Cultural Tourism
Evaluating Bioconsolidation Treatments for the Conservation of Wall Paintings in Side Boyali Church (Antalya, Türkiye)