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 and 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

• 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: Loïs van Olst

• Panel Q&A

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• 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

The benefits of hindsight

Chair: Camille De Clercq (IRPA-KIK)

• 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

• Reconsidering the Emerald City: A History of Verdigris in Colonial Williamsburg, 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: Mary Jablonski and Iris Broersma

• Panel Q&A

• Breakout discussion groups

Closing ceremony 

Chair: Organising partners

Chair: Scientific Committee

• Clarification of the aim

• Welcome, by Bernice Crijns (conference chair)

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