About the COLOURS LinkedIn Group
Preserving art and cultural objects is deeply personal work. Whether you are dealing with fading pigments on an 18th-century polychrome sculpture, aged varnish on a canvas, or restoring historical film, the core question remains: how do we make the most precise, respectful decision for the object?
This group is an open meeting point for the people doing that work. It brings together conservator-restorers, museum curators, heritage scientists and creative tech developers to share daily studio challenges, test digital tools and discuss practical approaches to heritage preservation.
What happens in this group:
✔️ Real studio conversations: Open exchange on diagnostic data, colour management and real-world restoration bottlenecks.
✔️ Early tool access: Direct invitations to test open-source tools (such as 3D digital twins, predictive light-fading models and multi-layered diagnostic overlays) on real workflows.
✔️ Behind-the-scenes case studies: Updates from European conservation projects, from the Bratislava City Gallery altarpieces to photographic archives.
✔️ Funding and matchmaking: News on our upcoming €60,000 cascade funding grants for external pilot projects and a space to find project partners.
This group is the interactive heart of our wider Community of Practice, connecting with the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECHOES), our COLOURS Knowledge Repository and live workshop events. Introduce yourself, tell us what you are working on, and let us know what studio or research challenges you are facing!
