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Dr. Eric Doehne has more than 20 years of experience in the analysis and preservation of cultural heritage.
Eric at the Alamo
WHAT WE DO
Welcome to:
CONSERVATION SCIENCES
Science for Art Collections, Archives, Architecture, and Archaeology
At the intersection of art and science, heritage and legacy, Conservation Sciences is an international consultancy that provides clients with interdisciplinary science to evaluate, diagnose, and preserve their cultural heritage.
HSR for The Alamo, San Antonio, TX: Alamo Church and Long Barrack: Materials Testing, Conservation Science, and Recommendations Report
Evaluating the condition of the Lummis House in LA for Occidental College
Salts and Desalination talk, New Orleans, LA
Salts of the Earth: Conservation of Historic Masonry Impacted by Salts and Rising Damp - A Symposium of the Louisiana Museum Foundation. Streaming Video of lecture: Salts and Desalination - Myths and Realities
Book on Stone Conservation by Eric Doehne (Scripps College) and Clifford Price (UCL) —Order print version:
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English Heritage and the Getty Conservation Institute - Magnesian Limestone Project - Diagnosis and Treatment
Our mission is to investigate, understand, preserve works of art, architecture, archives and archaeology through sound science, education, training, and collaborations with a network of highly-qualified conservation professionals around the world. Understanding a work of art and how to stabilize it often requires the appropriate scientific analysis, diagnosis, and technologies.
SERVICES
Science for Art, Architecture, Archaeology, and Archives
Scientific/Technical studies for cultural heritage planning and preservation
Digital Preservation and Restoration - 3D capture and Calibrated Imaging
Art forensics for sourcing loot and authenticating art
Computational Imaging: hyperspectral imaging, environmental electron microscopy, reflectance transformation imaging, and focused ion beam analysis for art conservation
Investigation and diagnosis of art, architectural and archaeological materials
Building materials investigations: conservation of stone, wall paintings, and masonry
Analysis and diagnosis of soluble salt, rising damp and efflorescence problems; poulticing and treatment recommendations
Environmental impact on heritage materials
Environmental monitoring of cultural heritage
Interdisciplinary courses in heritage science and material culture, art crime and forensic science, artists’ materials, art conservation, climate change and world heritage
Training in the use of specialized instrumentation and forensic methods applied to works of art
Museum science: history of technology and technical art history
Chemistry and technology of ancient pigments, glass, and stone
Inorganic materials characterization and archaeometry
RESEARCH
Articles by Eric Doehne can be found at PublicationsList.org, Google Scholar, ResearchGate.net, and Academia.edu
PUBLIC LECTURES
"The Art Detectives: How to Cheat Time, Investigate Art, and Sustain Culture" presented by Eric Doehne, Scripps College, Fine Arts Foundation, Special Public Lecture series, March 6, March 27, April 10, 2019: Art Forensics or How to Tell Real Art from Fakes; Artist Materials from Ancient to Modern Times; Object Lessons and Art Detectives.
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