Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: Research projects

Cleaning a graffiti paint on marble © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Rathgen-Forschungslabor

Gold and coral-adorned Agris Helmet (dép. Charente, 2nd half 4th century BC) © M. M. Grewenig (Hrsg.), Die Kelten. Druiden, Fürsten, Krieger (Völklingen 2010)

Reference samples of died wool © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Rathgen-Forschungslabor / Amélie Nusser

Current research projects

Biocide project Contamination of museum objects through biocides. Development of a strategy to analyse and minimise damage
IPM - Integrated Pest Management to prevent from pest infestations within collections of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
LED Selection of suitable lighting systems for use in museums

Finalized research projects

ANOXIA: Researches in efficacy of oxygen reduced atmospheres as an eradication treatment for museum objects against insect pests
AAS databank Development of an interactive database of AAS metal alloy analyses at the Rathgen- Forschungslabor
Coral trade: Study of Iron Age objects with coral inlays for the determination of the provenance and alteration phenomena
DBU Carbolineum
DBU Ultrasound
EU PANNA Plasma and nano for new age soft conservation
Gisela tresury: Non-invasive analyses of the gold alloys and the precious stones from the Kunstgewerbemuseum by means of synchrotron XRF and portable Raman spectroscopy
ISIMAT: Inkarnat und Signifikanz - Das menschliche Abbild in der Tafelmalerei von 200 bis 1250 im Mittelmeerraum. Untersuchungen der Materialien und Techniken an Objekten der Antikensammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
LAETOLI Preserving hominid footprints. Reburial or museum display?
Maria von Geldern: Art-technological study and investigations of the state of preservation of the illuminated manuscript from the Netherlands "Maria von Geldern" of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin