The crux of cultural heritage analysis is the ethical considerations and determination of the necessity, or not, for sampling: value of information garnered, selection of sampling site, how much sample is needed, conservation treatment history, etc. If you have sampling topics to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org. EDUCATION Materials Materials Ethics Ethics Analytical Techniques Analytical Techniques Sampling Topics Sampling Topics SAMPLING TOPICS The crux of cultural heritage analysis is the ethical considerations and determination of the necessity, or not, for sampling: value of information garnered, selection of sampling site, how much sample is needed, conservation treatment history, etc. If you have sampling topics to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org . Coming Soon Coming Soon

0ff3bae3-9c2d-4ab5-9f4e-8679fbd9c5f3 RESOURCES Glossaries + Databases Glossaries + Databases Reference Materials Reference Materials Scientific Resources Scientific Resources Videos + Lectures Videos + Lectures Journals + Publications Journals + Publications Coming Soon Explore institutions that have the ability to carry out analysis of cultural heritage materials. This list is not exhaustive, but it is intended as a reference for current organizations with scientific instrumentation. SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Explore Videos + Lectures Canadian Conservation Institute Explore Videos + Lectures Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Explore Videos + Lectures Harvard Art Museums, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies Explore Videos + Lectures Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields Explore Videos + Lectures Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Explore Videos + Lectures Library of Congress, Preservation Research Testing Division Explore Videos + Lectures Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Explore Videos + Lectures Metropolitan Museum of Art Explore Videos + Lectures Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Explore Videos + Lectures Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Explore Videos + Lectures Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Explore Videos + Lectures National Museum of Asian Art, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Explore Videos + Lectures Philadelphia Museum of Art Explore Videos + Lectures Rathgen-Forschungslabor (Rathgen Research Laboratory), Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museum) Explore Videos + Lectures Smithsonian Institution (SI) Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) Explore Videos + Lectures The Art Institute of Chicago Explore Videos + Lectures The National Gallery, London, UK Explore Videos + Lectures Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library Explore Videos + Lectures Yale University, Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Explore Videos + Lectures

Cultural heritage is the material culture of mankind and its study requires the inclusion and partnership of its creators as well as careful deliberation as to its analysis. If you have ethics to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org. EDUCATION Materials Materials Ethics Ethics Analytical Techniques Analytical Techniques Sampling Topics Sampling Topics ETHICS Cultural heritage is the material culture of mankind and its study requires the inclusion and partnership of its creators as well as careful deliberation as to its analysis. If you have ethics to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org . Coming Soon Coming Soon

A wide variety of varnishes and coatings exist, generally with the purpose as acting as a protective coating or adding a specific sheen to an object. Composition Conservation Historical Use Case Studies Varnishes/Coatings A wide variety of varnishes and coatings exist, generally with the purpose as acting as a protective coating or adding a specific sheen to an object. Previous Next Back to Materials Coming Soon We need you to develop new content for the ABM website. Please email info@artbiomatters.org or message in Slack if you are interested in building the ABM website.

Art Bio Matters is a cross-disciplinary hub for biological materials research in cultural heritage. Welcome to ABM A Cross-Disciplinary Hub for Biological Materials Research in Cultural Heritage About ABM Education Community Meetings Resources Members Opportunities MISSION STATEMENT ART BIO MATTERS (ABM) provides a stimulating forum in which to explore current and new directions in the study of biological materials found in cultural heritage collections. Communication and partnerships are facilitated by a robust website, dedicated Slack channel, and interactive Art Bio Matters Meetings. While the core disciplines of ABM are science, curatorial/cultural history, and conservation, ABM welcomes other stakeholders involved in cultural heritage studies. A key aspect of the forum is the opportunity to discuss research at any stage of completion among a balanced community of experts in a format designed to promote collegial dialogue and debate. Read more about ABM ONSITE EVENT ABM 2023 ABM 2023 was an in-person meeting in NYC, continuing as a platform for open dialogue and debate between specialists interested in biological materials investigations of cultural heritage. Meetings EXPLORE ABM Projects Discover projects from the ABM community Explore Opportunities Explore opportunities for education, professional development, employment, funding, and more. Show more Events Stay connected to the most recent events with bimonthly ABM virtual presentations by ABM Members and other events of interest. Show more Join us and become a part of the ABM c ommunity

A binder is a substance that adheres the paint's pigment particles to the surface of the support (canvas, wood). Historically, proteins such as milk, egg, and animal glue served as the original binder. Composition Conservation Historical Use Case Studies Paint Binders A binder is a substance that adheres the paint's pigment particles to the surface of the support (canvas, wood). Historically, proteins such as milk, egg, and animal glue served as the original binder. Previous Next Back to Materials Coming Soon We need you to develop new content for the ABM website. Please email info@artbiomatters.org or message in Slack if you are interested in building the ABM website.

Find collaborators. Share your ongoing work related to art, cultural history, scientific analysis, and art conservation. If you have a project to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org. COMMUNITY Projects Projects Publications Member Events Members Publications PROJECTS Find collaborators. Share your ongoing work related to art, cultural history, scientific analysis, and art conservation. If you have a project to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org . Immaterial: Chia - Beyond superfoods and infomercials. Julie Arslanoglu For centuries, one of the most prized mediums of art at museums like The Met has been oil painting, a European tradition embodied by the so-called “Old Masters.” This is the story of how the oil of the chia seed—yes, the same one that’s a staple add-on for smoothies and acai bowls—and its origins in Mexico could help us look at oil painting and our world with fresh eyes. Explore Provenance determination of archaeological ochre by 16S rRNA sequencing microbial composition Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff [1], Claire E. Lenehan [2], Shanan S. Tobe [3] Data from 16S rRNA sequencing studies provide profiles of ochre sources that are both independent of and complementary to elemental and mineralogical analyses. We have demonstrated the clear discrimination between four geographically and mineralogically distinct Australian cultural ochre sites. This work demonstrates that trace microbial content in archaeological samples provide a yet unexploited source of information for provenance studies and outlines the possibilities towards the application to other culturally important geological materials. Explore Non-proximate Ambient Mass Spectrometry Sampling of Large, Intact Cultural Heritage Objects G. Asher Newsome [1], Kathleen Martin [2] Ambient mass spectrometry ion sources can sample from an intact object at atmospheric pressure, but they require the analyte to be close to an MS inlet and therefore cannot accommodate large objects. We constructed a non-proximate sampling system to thermally desorb analyte molecules from large, intact objects using a heated gas jet. Material is transferred 2 m to a custom-mounted direct analysis in real time (DART) ion source. Explore Decolonizing Crocodylian Collections: Developing a model system for bridging indigenous and Eurocentric perspectives on culturally and economically important species in museum holdings Evon Hekkala The project focuses on using archival research on cultural heritage collections containing crocodiles as a model to resurface and to integrate Indigenous historical archival narratives and to re-attribute knowledge from source and descendent communities. Explore Human bone points from Mesolithic Doggerland Joannes Dekker [1]; Virginie Sinet-Mathiot [2]; Merel Spithoven [3]; Bjorn Smit [4]; Arndt Wilcke [5]; Frido Welker [6,2]; Alexander Verpoorte [1]; and Marie Soressi [1,2] Raw material selection is the first step of an object’s use life and provides us valuable information on an artefact’s place in the larger toolkit. However, the species of osseous artefacts is often difficult to identify. By applying ZooMS we found evidence for the selection of human bone for the production of Mesolithic barbed points from Doggerland and hypothesise that this represents a deliberate and meaningful choice by the Mesolithic inhabitants of Doggerland. Explore Overlooked Organics in Decorative Arts: Cataloguing Winterthur’s Hard Matrices and Collagen-Based Organics Rosie Grayburn, Lara Kaplan, Katie Lagarde, Catherine Matsen, and Ann Wagner Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library was awarded an NEH grant to catalogue “overlooked organic” objects in the collection through physical identification and analytical research. This project focuses on cataloguing a group of objects with a high standard of accuracy, acquiring information through visual and scientific analysis, research, and expert consultation. The work is a collaboration between curatorial, conservation, and scientific staff to understand findings within the craft context for each object. Explore Beasts to Craft: Biocodicology as a new approach to the study of parchment manuscripts Explore

1ab64759-4f6f-4e91-a85a-5e800f2f980a RESOURCES Glossaries + Databases Glossaries + Databases Reference Materials Reference Materials Scientific Resources Scientific Resources Videos + Lectures Videos + Lectures Journals + Publications Journals + Publications Coming Soon Explore reference collections and databases of materials and samples assembled by cultural institutions. REFERENCE MATERIALS Asian Textile Database Asian Textile Database: inventory of textiles used to mount East Asian paintings and calligraphy scrolls and screens at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, in Washington, DC. Explore Videos + Lectures CSR reference collection National Museum of Asian Art CSR reference collection: more than 3,000 samples from a variety of sources available for comparison and analysis. Explore Videos + Lectures Dye Analysis Database Dye Analysis Database: analyses of reference dye materials and analyses of samples from cultural artifacts that have been carried out by liquid chromatography, generally coupled with diode array and mass spectrometer detectors (LC/DAD/MS) Explore Videos + Lectures FRIL Fiber Reference Image Library (FRIL): a database of images of textile fibers acquired through the use of multiple microscopic techniques. Explore Videos + Lectures Forbes Pigment Database Forbes Pigment Database: 3000 colorants assembled by the late Edward Waldo Forbes, former Director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. Explore Videos + Lectures GCI Reference Collection Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Reference Collection: repository of reference materials for use in the analysis of art objects. Explore Videos + Lectures Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana The HSLL houses a number of Reference Material Collections. All have been acquired commercially and through donations for the purpose of heritage science research projects and their value is purely scientific. Explore Videos + Lectures Islamic Paper Collection A collection of 230 paper samples was gathered from various commercial sources across Central Asia, Near East and North Africa (spanning the 15th to 19th centuries) for the purpose of scientific research. Explore Videos + Lectures NGA Art Materials Research and Study Center National Gallery of Art (NGA) Art Materials Research and Study Center: artists' materials, technical information, and trade literature, including more than 18,000 of samples, including a variety of paints, varnishes, and drawing materials. Explore Videos + Lectures NGA Paper Sample Collection National Gallery of Art (NGA) Paper Sample Collection: collection of documented samples, identified by the manufacturer or distributor, and covers mostly fine- and student-grade artists’ papers available in the United States. Explore Videos + Lectures Uemura Dye Archive Uemura Dye Archive: collection of 744 dyed fabrics prepared in early 20th century Japan. Explore Videos + Lectures

Keep current on the latest research and techniques! OPPORTUNITIES Events Events Fellowships Fellowships Funding Funding Internships Internships Jobs Jobs Studentships Studentships Mentorship Mentorship Workshops + Courses Workshops + Courses WORKSHOPS + COURSES Keep current on the latest research and techniques! There are no current active opportunities to show today! If you have something you'd like to share, please send it to info@artbiomatters.org so we can upload it. Alexis Gregory Curatorial Practice Program Deadline Location The Alexis Gregory Curatorial Practice Program introduces graduate students to diverse aspects of curatorial practice within the context of a museum. Drawing on the richness of The Met’s collections, which represents thousands of years of human creativity from across the globe, as well as the depth and breadth of its staff’s expertise, this program explores the complexities of curating in the present by focusing on object-based analysis, research, exhibition planning, collection building, gallery display, and curatorial methodologies. Course content foregrounds some of the most pressing ethical, social, and political matters facing curators and museums today. Explore Conservation Science Tutorials, AIC & FAIC Deadline Location With the support of the Getty Foundation, FAIC has created a series of self-paced modules that review key science principles in conservation. Explore

64c49c36-2df6-4507-b8d5-de9aa8391586 RESOURCES Glossaries + Databases Glossaries + Databases Reference Materials Reference Materials Scientific Resources Scientific Resources Videos + Lectures Videos + Lectures Journals + Publications Journals + Publications Coming Soon Explore academic publications from adjoining fields of study. JOURNALS + PUBLICATIONS American Journal of Material Science Explore Videos + Lectures Heritage Science Explore Videos + Lectures History of the Human Sciences Explore Videos + Lectures International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Social Science Explore Videos + Lectures International Journal of the Arts Explore Videos + Lectures Journal of Interdisciplinary History Explore Videos + Lectures Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Explore Videos + Lectures Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Explore Videos + Lectures