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).
- Invited speaker
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
Music and Mythology in the Medicinal Arts — The Use of the Seven-String Lyre of Apollon
Digital Communication and Access to Performing Arts Heritage: The Digital Archive of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Transnational Technology Transfer and Digital Heritage Metrologies: A Material and Surface Topography Analysis of Pahlavi-Era Iranian Security Papers (1930–1950)
Digitising the past for present decisions: archival sources and heritage protection in Venice
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
Integrating Land Use and Cultural Heritage into the Circular Economy: Conceptual Foundations and Socio-Cultural Implications of Adaptive Reuse
Everyday Recovery: Non-Human Agencies and the Afterlives of Modernist Housing
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
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"
Written cultural heritage in the travelogue of the Croatian Friar Mihačević "Around Albania"
Mapping the Faith — The Armenian Apostolic Churches in France
Enhancing the Perceived Value of Cultural Heritage Products through Location-Aware UX Design
Islamic art and calligraphy
Beyond excavation: Sivagalai as a living landscape
Museum of Contemporary Art
Avenija Dubrovnik 17, 10000 Zagreb- Guided Tour of the museum's permanent exhibition
- Visit to the Conservation Department
- Official opening of the Conference poster exhibition
- Invited speaker
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
Three Case Studies on Technology Integration in Cultural Heritage Preservation
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 Embroidery as Cultural Heritage: A Case Study from Giresun Museum
Rediscovering Sacred Power at the Wereldmuseum / Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen: The Macan Ali Flag, Mystical Protection, and the Sensorial Memory of Cirebon
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
Multispectral Imaging and X-ray Radiography on the Painting Vittore Carpaccio: Madonna and Child Enthroned with Six Saints
Andrej Hirci Slovenia
Conservation and Restoration Work on a Painting by Ivo Šebalj
T. Ukrainčik, B. Horvat Kavazović, K. Bogadi, D. Korinčić, S. Kršnjavi, H. Pour Croatia
Digital Reconstruction of a Fragmented Roman Sarius Cup from Caska
Andrej Bašić, Zrinka Serventi Croatia
Safeguarding Endangered Indigenous Cultural Heritage under Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Study of the Banyabindi Community in Uganda
Bikansobera Patrick Amooti, Benuza Jane Uganda
The Turjak Castle Epitaph of the Duchess Špela
Govže, Maja Gutman Levstik Slovenia
Controlled-Release Systems and Green Conservation: Innovative Protocols for Treating Biodeterioration of Cultural Heritage
L. Scrano, Z. A. Y. A. Zanoon, T. Scalo, C. Ozdemir, A. Salvi, R. Karaman Italy, Palestine
Colours and Materials in Traditional Blouse and Skirt Sets from the Vinkovci Area: A Case Study from the Collection of the Vinkovci Municipal Museum
Nikolina Novaković, Katica Ljubas Croatia
Contemporary Art at the Intersection of Ecology and Heritage: The Case of Gallery VN and Gallery Prozori
Petra Dolanjski Harni, Olga Majcen Linn Croatia
Digitalization of Easel Paintings: Case Studies and Challenges in the Process
Maja Sučević Miklin, Dejan Stupar Croatia
AI-Driven Workflows in Archival Science: Automating Information Extraction and Entity Linking at the National Archives of Hungary
Kata Ágnes Szűcs, Emese Varga Hungary
The Visible and the Hidden in Conservation-Restoration: Challenges of Interpretation and Presentation on the Example of a Crucifix from Veliko Trojstvo
Ana Božičević, Lucia Kolar, Hana Sirotković Croatia
Innovative Approaches to Mold Removal with Enzyme and Bacterial Treatments on Paper Heritage
A. Babič, K. Kavkler, L. Planinc, T. Trček-Pečak, P. Zalar Slovenia
Significance of the 'Act of Seeing' Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Terms of National Image: A Case Study of Korea
Hyuk-Jin Lee U.S.A.
A Streamlined Virtual Reflectance Transformation Imaging (V-RTI) Pipeline for Epigraphic Analysis: Bypassing 3D Rendering via AI-Generated Light Position Matrices
Branimir Kolarek, Marko Maričević, Davor Davidović Croatia
Beyond Aesthetics: Harnessing Cultural Heritage to Revitalise the Economy and Achieve Sustainable Cultural Tourism
Kechacha Imane, Ferhati Koudoua, Bouzeria Hamza Algeria
Evaluating Bioconsolidation Treatments for the Conservation of Wall Paintings in Side Boyali Church (Antalya, Türkiye)
Bilgesu Şen Türkiye