• How Old are You? Using AFR techniques to assist with dating the Bevier-Elting House and its additions, by Mary Jablonski
• Uncovering Hidden Fresco in a late 1800s Traditional Chinese Townhouse in Singapore, by Ryanne H.S. Tang and Wong Chung Wan
• A blend of Renaissance and Neo-Renaissance in Oudewater, by Iris Broersma
• The production chain of the pigment cobalt and the awareness among conservators, by Loïs van Olst
• The Reality of Virtual Reality, by Danielle Stobbe
• Digital colour measurement devices and large datasets: colour processing of historic townscapes, by Isolina Del Pino Diaz
• The Behaviour Index for Architectural Finishes Research. Historic interior conservation and the need for another toolkit, by Manon Antenbrink
• Assessment of a Novel Application of Peptide Mass Fingerprinting (PMF) for the Identification of Distemper Paints in Architectural Finishes, by Catherine Matsen
• Painthouse Paramaribo, by Pauline Prior

On 29 May, there will be tours in the historical part of the Trippenhuis, devoting particular attention to AFR in this unique interior and the many architectural finishes dating from the mid-17th century. You can register via the invitation send to you by e-mail; full is full!

• Welcome, by Bernice Crijns (conference chair)
• AFR in the Low Countries, by Jan van ‘t Hof (organising partners)

• Keynote speech (I)
  Holistic vs specialised approach to heritage: past and present by Claudine Houbart
• Bridging Eras: Forming 21st Century Perspectives on a 20th Century Study of an Egyptian Temple from the 19th Century, by Fabian Rasson
• Verdigris in Williamsburg: History, Analysis, and Interpretation, by Kirsten Moffitt
• Poster pitch: Manon Antenbrink
• Panel Q&A
• Mystery guest

Chair: Ann Verdonck (VuB)

• Progression of AFR on seventeenth and eighteenth century plaster in the Netherlands, by Renate Oosterloo

• Putting into context raised plaster finishes as a defining element of a Gesamtkunstwerk at the Withuis (1927) in Brussels, by Wivine Wailliez

• Josef Frank's Beer House in Vienna, Results of the Conservation-science study, by Alexandra Sagmeister and Susanne Wutzig

• New discoveries of Paul Balin wallpapers in the Netherlands, by Judith Bohan

• Poster pitches: Iris Broersma and Mary Jablonski

• Panel Q&A

• Rijksmuseum, its colouring and more

• IJ candy, 1600-1800 (walking tour)

• Canal houses - tour A - 18th c (walking tour)

• Canal houses - tour B - 17th c (walking tour)

• The Rationalism of Berlage (walking tour)

• Modernism (walking tour)

• Paint windmill de Kat, in the vicinity of Amsterdam

• A painted garden room at Akerendam, a country estate in the vicinity of Amsterdam

Chair: Kirsten Moffitt (CW)

• Keynote speech (II)

  How to implement the latest developments and possibilities of scientific research and techniques in AFR, by Katrien Keune

• The Eyes Have It: The importance of human collaboration in the recreation of decorative finishes, by Stephanie Hoagland

• What's new? Collaborative reflections of historic interior students and specialists on the history and development of Architectural Finishes Research in the Netherlands, by Jessica Hensel

• Materiality and Colour: A critical revision of research methods in conservation, restoration and material science of Berlin Modernism Housing Estates - past, present and future by Jana Hainbach and Zeynep Alp

• Poster pitches: Danielle Stobbe, Isolina Del Pino Diaz, Catherine Matsen

• Panel Q&A

Chair: Kathrin Hinrichs Degerblad (RAA)

• A consideration of the creation of a standard to investigate the finishes of built heritage (EN 17543-2021) - and its potential for APR/AFR, by Helen Hughes

• The profession of Architectural Paint Researcher in the Netherlands: A view on Knowledge, Skills and Education, by Merel Lantman

• Wood, wattle, daub and paint. Where does the architectural finish start?, by Klara Peeters

• Towards a holistic approach: Exploring the potential of architectural finishes research for the Museum Services in Rogaland, by Sahra Campbell

• Poster pitches: none

• Panel Q&A

for pre-registered participants

at Pension Homeland

1. Artis Zoo (walking tour)

2. Tuschinski

3. Mendini House

4. Our Lord in the Attic Museum

5. Cultural heritage laboratory

6. Gerrit Rietveld in Ilpendam

7. The Craft School or a Dutch Le Corbusier

• Cochineal red and african green: colonialism, trade, and the importance of imported ingredients in the paint industry in the United Kingdom, 1840-1900, by Phillipa McDonnell
• The revolution of house paint technologies in the late 20th century and its influences on Danish architectural finishes, by Johanne Bornemann
• Paint production and accessibility in wartime, by Barbro Wedvik
• A Matter of Mixture. The polychromy of the Bogd Khaan Palace in Mongolia, by Katherina Kohler 
• Poster pitches: Ryanne H.S. Tang, Wong Chung Wan and Pauline Prior
• Panel Q&A

Chair: Bernice Crijns (RCE)

• Dealing with nature: Dilemmas of Architectural Finishes Research in a changing world of legislation and climate change, by Lise Wolfert

• From poisonous to less toxic, environmental and climate-friendly pigments in Dutch architecture, by Luc Megens

• Poster pitches: by Loïs van Olst

• Panel Q&A

  
  

Discussion session | Call for Questions

Chair: Scientific Committee

• Breakout in five discussion groups

• Plenairy reflections (subject to change)

Closing ceremony 

Chair: Organising partners

for pre-registered participants

in the foyer

1. Leiden Local municipal policy on AFR, the city scape of Leiden (Walking tour)

2. Country Houses, long running projects at Loenersloot and Trompenburgh (Bus tour)

3. The Hague - Residence of Johan de Witt and the Cabinet of the King in the Dutch Residency (Walking tour)

4. Rotterdam - feat. Brinkman and Van der Vlugt (Bike tour)

5. Utrecht - Modern architect's own houses (Walking tour)

6. Haarlem - Neo-classicism/Empire (Walking tour)

7. Up North Through the ages (Bus tour)

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for pre-registered participants

at café Sluyswacht

Subject to change

• Influences of external colour schemes of buildings in New Zealand (1840 - 1965), a meeting submitted by Ian Bowman (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zeeland)

• The use of linseed paint over modern petrochemical paints in architectural restoration and renovation projects, a meeting submitted by Michiel Brouns (Brouns en Co) combined with: Is there a paint better suited for use in a tropical climate? Meeting submitted by Pauline Prior (art projects and media production)

• A call for a AFR standard working party, meeting submitted by Helen Hughes (Historic Interiors Research & Conservation (HIRC))