Produce Great Science, valorize and preserve Cultural Heritage, inspire and train Young Generations
Produce Great Science, valorize and preserve Cultural Heritage, inspire and train Young Generations
Established in 2009, the HERCULES Laboratory is a research infrastructure from University of Évora, devoted to the study and valorisation of cultural heritage, focusing on the integration of physical and material sciences methodologies and tools in interdisciplinary approaches.
About us
ALMADA project of HERCULES Laboratory is among the seven laureates of EUROPA NOSTRA2023 in the category of Citizens Engagement and awareness-raising. The submission entitled ALMADA IS FOR EVERYONE ANYWHERE emphasises the communication strategy of a scientific transdisciplinary project which is studying and getting to know the mural paintings legacy of ALMADA Negreiros, one of the greatest artist of the modernism movement and avant-garde in Portugal.
More information at: EUROPA NOSTRA2023
The project "SuitNanoMusic: Suitability of nanomaterials for preservation of tangible musical cultural heritage" is one of the six projects that were selected for funding under the Call for the funding of Exploratory Projects in the frame of the associate laboratory IN2PAST 2023/2024 (Portugal).
O que nos dizem os pigmentos das iluminuras, os ossos de freiras carmelitas, as tintas dos paineis de Almada? O CSI do patrimônio responde.
A three-day international workshop addressing the preservation, access and use of cultural heritage material samples archives, will be held at Évora, Portugal, from 13 June to 15 June 2022. The workshop will be organized by ICCROM, University of Évora and other partners.
Conference COLOURS: Bridging Science with art, that will be held in Évora University from 14th to 16th September 2022.
The HERCULES Laboratory was awarded a prize by the Portuguese Museology Association (APOM) in the "Institution" category.
Researchers from the HERCULES Laboratory travel to the National Library of France to analyse the Atlas Miller within the framework of the project ROADMAP (Research On António De holanda Miniatures Artistic Production), recently funded by FCT (PTDC/ART-HIS/0985/2021).
Preliminary Studies of the Effects of Nanoconsolidants on Mural Paint Layers with a Lack of Cohesion.
First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
Biodegradation and Microbial Contamination of Limestone Surfaces: An Experimental Study from Batalha Monastery, Portugal.
