Tag: KIK-IRPA

the Adoration of the Lamb now restored to its original aspect, and documentation from the restoration process is now published on Closer to Van Eyck website
Closer to Van Eyck: more to explore about the Ghent Altarpiece

images in the Closer to Van Eyck’s website: The Lamb of God on the central panel, from left to right: before restoration (with the 16th-century overpaint), during restoration (showing the van Eycks’ original Lamb from 1432 before retouching), after retouching … Continue reading →

developing a framework of visual recognition for algorithm training
A concept workshop for 50s in Europe Kaleidoscope

all photos courtesy Fred Truyen. One of the technological aspects in the 50s in Europe Kaleidoscope project relates to implement a specific visual matching search tool for photography of the Fifties, that will support user engagement with Europeana content and … Continue reading →

Viewers will now have access to extremely high resolution images of the famous Ghent Altarpiece taken before, during, and after its conservation
Major Enhancements Unveiled On ‘Closer To Van Eyck’ Web Application

The Getty Foundation and the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels) announced today the launch of major enhancements to the website ‘Closer to Van Eyck,’ which provides breathtaking details of one of the most important works of art in … Continue reading →

Brussels, 18 December 2015
PREFORMA presented at the Belgian Federal Scientific Institutions

Erik Buelinckx from the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage presented the project at the monthly meeting of the follow-up committee of the Belgian Federal Policy digitisation program. Continue reading →

Report of the Information Day organised by the project on April 4th in Brussels
PREFORMA Information Day: follow up

Presentations and video recordings of the Information Day, hosted by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage and attended by SMEs, research centres, universities and enterpreneurs coming from all over Europe, are now available for download. Continue reading →