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A new study on the “Quarto Stato” painting by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, exposed in Milan at the Museo del Novecento is the subject of the book “Nel Quarto Stato. Indagine interdisciplinare sull’opera di Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo” (Nomosis Editore), edited by Rita Capurro, Anna Galli (Lambda Laboratory) and Gregorio Taccola. The publication is one of the results of Mobartech project, sponsored by Regione Lombardia (PON FESR funds). The Lambda

A new goal: the results of the diagnostic campaign on the works of the exhibition “Leonardo e la Madonna Litta” at Museo Poldi Pezzoli are published on Dyes and Pigments (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014372082031809X). The work was possible thanks to the collaboration between Lambda, the Bioimaging and Molecular Phisiology Institute of CNR, and the Physics Department of the University of Milano. The paper is available here

We published a work on the surface dating of some rocks from the Ossimo-Pat megalithic complex. It is a complex structure of 4000 mq. Giancarlo Zerla discovered the first decorated stele covered in woods in 1994, and the excavation continues since then. The work was possible thanks to the collaboration between Lambda and the research group of Raffaella Poggiani Keller. The paper is available here

Miriam Saleh received a special mention from the Scientific Commitee at the SIF National Convention 2020 for her communication “Study on the provenancce of lapislazzuli with XRF, XRL and Raman analyses (M.Saleh, L.Bonizzoni, A. Galli) in Section 6 – Applied physics, accelerators and Cultural Heritage. The list of awarded contributions is published at https://www.sif.it/attivita/congresso/106/comunicazioni. SIF will publish a special number of Il Nuovo Cimento with articles related to the awarded

The laboratory team organized the special session “Recent advancements in dating methods” at MetroArcheo 2021 conference held in Milan at the Università Statale. Dr. Laura Panzeri presented the oral speech “The activities of the LAMBDA (Laboratory of Milano Bicocca university for Dating and Archaeometry): what’s new?”

The role of Cultural Heritage research on economic, social and environmental sustainability is nowadays a well-studied subject. The BiPAC Workshop ’22 presents Cultural Heritage research as a consolidated ecosystem, with respect to the Law statements and the conservation and preservation needs. A complex group of heterogeneous entities that, cooperating, found a specific role in society. Access:  The seats are limited. Please subscribe by filling out the form: https://forms.gle/R556Qh1z9STrTTrQ9  You must

The project “Luci e ombre al Castello Visconteo di Pavia: Avvio del recupero della corte interna (architettura, affreschi, lapidario) per una rinnovata fruizione”, proposed by the municipality of Pavia, won the announcement by Regione Lombardia “Piano Lombardia 2021-22: Bando per l’assegnazione di contributi per la valorizzazione del patrimonio pubblico lombardo a fini culturali: innovazione e sostenibilità”. The Lambda group will join the research with non-invasive in situ spectroscopic analyses on fresco paintings,

During the last AIAR congress (Padova, June 29th-July 1st), prof. Marco Martini was awarded the “Mario Milazzo” prize. The commission considered his great contributions to dating techniques and experimental methods in applied physics in the cultural heritage field, and his untiring dedication to interdisciplinarity.

The reprint of the special issue “Application of Materials Science in the Study of Cultural Heritage” of the “Applied Sciences” journal, edited by Marco Martini and Anna Galli, is now online. All the information is available on the publisher’s page.

Our researches worked in “a night at the museum” location, analyzing the frescos in the rooms and the loggia of Castello Visconteo di Pavia. The news and the photos are on Bnews.