Join us for an insightful talk by Professor Łukasz Bratasz as he presents HERIe, a powerful digital decision-support tool that helps assess environmental risks to heritage assets.
HERIe provides remote access to advanced data analysis and risk assessment modules, supporting informed decision-making for the preservation of cultural property. The platform includes tools to evaluate risks from:
- Mechanical damage due to fluctuations in temperature and relative humidity
- Chemical degradation
- Light Damage
- Showcase design for relative humidity control
- Fire risk
- Estimation of pollutant levels in rooms and showcases
- Automatic climate classification according to ASHRAE guidelines
Users can upload their own data to assess risks under specific environmental conditions. HERIe can also estimate the impact of moving objects between environments, such as for loans and exhibitions.
In this presentation, Professor Bratasz will demonstrate how HERIe can be used as a decision-support tool through practical case studies featured on the platform. HERIe is developed with funding from the European Commission’s GoGreen project and the Getty Conservation Institute, in collaboration with the Canadian Conservation Institute, English Heritage, and University College London.
Organised by Clare Richardson, Head of Conservation at The Courtauld, as part of her work with the GoGreen project.
Speaker:
Professor Łukasz Bratasz graduated in physics from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland in 1996, and received a PhD in 2002 from the same university. In the same year, he joined the staff of the Jerzy Haber Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. For many years, he headed the Laboratory of Analysis and Non-Destructive Testing of Artefacts in the National Museum in Krakow. He was the head of the Sustainable Conservation Lab, at the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale University between 2015-2018. Currently, he is head of the Cultural Heritage Research group at the Jerzy Haber Institute. His research and work as a consultant focuses on the environmentally induced degradation of cultural heritage materials and the risk assessment and design of sustainable methods of collection care, especially energy-efficient strategies for climate control. He has participated in or coordinated 35 national and international research projects in the cultural heritage field.
