Research

The INTK is currently working on the following externally funded research areas:

• Fungi in museums and collections: a novel, highly sensitive, AI powered sensor system for the early stage detection of fungal contaminations

• Splendor and Commerce – Exploring Humanist Italian Renaissance Book Production Through Art History and Material Analysis

• Biopatinas on buildings in urban environments: biofilters, CO2 sinks and cooling systems with an aesthetic-architectural effect

• Identification, stability and ageing phenomena of colorants used in modern inks in archive documents, prints, caricatures and other written heritage objects

• Exploring the feasibility of Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) for recovering ancient DNA

• Synergetic Interaction of Writing Materials

• ABC – Ancient Book Crafts

• Pretty in pink? New restoration treatments to mitigate salt crystallizations and pink discoloration in historic buildings and monitoring of their effectiveness through “omics” analysis

• Modelling the impact of future climate change on museum pests - insects and fungi

• Stone Cultural Heritage Sites in Austria and Israel: The Role of Microorganisms in the Deterioration Processes

Clicking on the respective titles will redirect you to the project database, where detailed information about the individual projects is provided.