Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 880
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wall paintings; mosaic; cultural heritage; restoration and conservation; digital humanities; enhancement
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Interests: spectroscopy; materials for cultural heritage; wood coatings; conservation materials; innovative materials for cultural heritage; multispectral imaging for cultural heritage; coatings for stones
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation stems from the need to offer a space for discussion on the themes of restoration and conservation of cultural heritage through a multidisciplinary view that integrates the knowledge of scientific and humanistic disciplinary areas. The need arises from the presence of a growing diversification of attitudes and approaches that leads to very different experiences and theoretical and practical directions. There is no pretension of giving a univocal direction, but the intention is to bring into dialogue the new theoretical approaches, the most innovative scientific research, the development of new methodologies and technologies, up-to-date documentation systems and developments in activities that link the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. This Special Issue intends to welcome research papers, communications, review articles and case studies that are exemplary and characterized by integrated research from leading groups around the world that work on the conservation and restoration of CH. In particular, the Special Issue is intended to be a forum for the following topics:
- Theories of restoration;
- New strategies in conservation and restoration of CH;
- New strategies for the enhancement of CH;
- Preventive conservation;
- Documentation systems for knowledge and conservation;
- Innovative research in the field of conservation and restoration of CH;
- Innovative products in terms of methodologies, applications and materials for the conservation of cultural heritage;
- Sustainability and green conservation.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Heritage.
Dr. Paola Pogliani
Dr. Claudia Pelosi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- conservation
- restoration
- cultural heritage
- diagnostic
- enhancement
- documentation
- materials
- technologies
- methodologies
- products
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